AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3065 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H1398 [13MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2485 [7MY]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H6829 [28OC]

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

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

——— 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), H8132 [23DE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see H.R. 2015), H2716 [16MY]

——— withdraw and reserve certain lands for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area in Montana (see H.R. 1672), H2397 [26AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5349 [1AU]

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (see H.R. 678), H501 [13FE]

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]

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), H5885 [26SE]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (see H.R. 697), H545 [14FE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H6012 [28SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H3289 [11JN]

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]

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), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (see H.R. 1294), H1718 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H8112 [12DE]

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]

——— 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), H6454 [9OC]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2775 [17MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3357 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H2161 [18AP]

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

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— 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), H6545 [11OC]

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), H52 [4JA]

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), H1633 [19MR]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H1399 [13MR]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 481), H2485 [7MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H628 [25FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3369), H7053 [13NO]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see H.R. 2166), H2953 [23MY]

——— expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H1822 [21MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H5883 [26SE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5175 [30JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

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]

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

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2575 [13MY]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H7111 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H4214 [8JY]

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

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H4214 [8JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 2641), H4369 [10JY]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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: modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H6957 [30OC]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H2838 [21MY]

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), H8112 [12DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1398 [13MR]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4485 [11JY]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8118 [16DE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see H.R. 1823), H2400 [30AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5590 [17SE]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 818), H627 [25FE]

——— expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H6454 [9OC]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H950 [4MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

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), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1255), H2438 [6MY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1398 [13MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H3357 [12JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4309 [9JY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H3929 [19JN]

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

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H170 [15JA]

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

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

Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 3415), H6952 [30OC]

Lyon County, NV: designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances (see H.R. 696), H545 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H7053 [13NO]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4214 [8JY]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H1860 [9AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2959 [23MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (see H.J. Res. 55), H5436 [9SE]

——— support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 261), H3591 [13JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1398 [13MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H4177 [28JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7311 [20NO]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (see H.R. 1459), H1908 [10AP]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1359 [12MR]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

Native Americans: grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H595 [15FE]

Nevada: implement the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River and Lincoln County, NV, and extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land (see H.R. 1744), H2397 [26AP]

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), H4309 [9JY]

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]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 632), H499 [13FE]

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), H5884 [26SE]

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

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4858 [22JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H6053 [30SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2775 [17MY]

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

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H4858 [22JY]

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

Political campaigns: apply prohibition against conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees and clarify use of contributions accepted by political committees (see H.R. 3356), H6958 [30OC]

Postal Service: cap rural post office closures and consolidations and establish closure and consolidation guidelines (see H.R. 2615), H4726 [18JY]

Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (see H.R. 1363), H4214 [8JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— 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), H4080 [26JN]

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), H416 [6FE]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 657), H500 [13FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H2404 [3MY]

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), H2027 [15AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H1322 [6MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4857 [22JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H3358 [12JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3592 [13JN]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6775 [24OC]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H5175 [30JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H2604 [14MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H8112 [12DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 901), H4177 [28JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3655 [14JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H2656 [15MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H629 [25FE]

——— 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), H2396 [26AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1823 [21MR]

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

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see H.R. 2735), H6053 [30SE]

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

——— 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), H1430 [14MR] (see H.R. 333), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H1359 [12MR]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

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

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H7112 [14NO]

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), H2066 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with the national forest or public lands (see H.R. 1633), H2157 [18AP]

——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 1167), H1425 [14MR]

——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction (see H.R. 1168), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 1170), H1425 [14MR]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Churchill County, NV, to the Dept. of the Navy (see H.R. 1169), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 3647), H7507 [4DE]

Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (see H.R. 3533), H7252 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (see H.R. 1880), H2533 [8MY]

Hong Kong: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 1923), H2568 [9MY]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3390), H6951 [30OC]

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

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 432), H300 [29JA]

Native Americans: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (see H.R. 3716), H8107 [12DE]

Nevada: provide for sale or transfer of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 2455), H3988 [20JN]

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area: designate (see H.R. 433), H300 [29JA]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with the national forest or public lands (H.R. 1633), H2160 [18AP]

——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (H.R. 1167), H1428 [14MR]

——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction (H.R. 1168), H1428 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation (H.R. 1170), H1428 [14MR]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Churchill County, NV, to the Dept. of the Navy (H.R. 1169), H1428 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (H.R. 3647), H7507 [4DE]

Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (H.R. 3533), H7252 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit policy that discourages or prohibits the selection of a resort or vacation destination as the location for a conference or event (H.R. 1880), H2534 [8MY]

Hong Kong: include in the visa waiver program (H.R. 1923), H2569 [9MY]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (H.R. 3390), H6955 [30OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H597 [15FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (H.R. 432), H300 [29JA]

Native Americans: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (H.R. 3716), H8110 [12DE]

Nevada: provide for sale or transfer of certain Federal lands (H.R. 2455), H3989 [20JN]

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area: designate (H.R. 433), H300 [29JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4313 [10JY]

Remarks

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address claims backlog through increased staffing in certain regional offices, H3065, H3066 [4JN]

——— tribute to Home Based Primary Care Program for delivery of high quality healthcare at lower costs, E510• [23AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3065, H3066 [4JN]

Medicare: reform, E510• [23AP]

Mining and mineral resources: prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to persons, corporations, and subsidiaries convicted of violating sanctions laws, H5622 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5608, H5609 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), motion to recommit, H5622 [18SE]

Resignations

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7638 [11DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7638 [11DE]

Committee on Veterans Affairs’ (House), H7638 [11DE]

Tributes

Gray, Kenneth D., E1347• [19SE]

Landsberry, Michael, H6694 [23OC]

Vucanovich, Barbara F., H3263 [11JN]