CARNEY, JOHN C., JR. (a Representative from Delaware)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), H5048 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 4388), H2913 [3AP]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H2065 [27FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 2654), H2486 [14MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H2300 [11MR]

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), H7042 [29JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5495 [18JN]

Credit: provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 2211), H8669 [4DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H2001 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5365 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5819 [26JN]

——— 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), H2257 [6MR]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H5187 [9JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4686 [20MY]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 3864), H223 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H2611 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2855 [2AP]

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight of the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 5618), H7885 [18SE]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H5024 [29MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H7389 [9SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H2991 [7AP]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H4684 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H7242 [1AU]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H3409 [1MY]

——— specify that privilege is maintained when information is shared by certain nondepository covered persons with Federal and State financial regulators (see H.R. 5062), H6860 [25JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1719 [10FE]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H3409 [1MY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see H.R. 4325), H4830 [22MY]

Housing: reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1227), H7297 [8SE]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H225 [14JA]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5024 [29MY]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8366 [3DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7676 [17SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5877 [8JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H72 [8JA]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1545 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1687 [6FE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H7529 [15SE]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe equestrian helmets (see H.R. 4552), H3407 [1MY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H5399 [17JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3941 [7MY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1324), H5065 [30MY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H5068 [2JN]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4128), H3365 [30AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 3856), H5819 [26JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7676 [17SE]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2098 [28FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1243 [16JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H224 [14JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H8931 [9DE]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see H.R. 5119), H6351 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see H.R. 5565), H7883 [18SE]

——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 5566), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 4758), H5022 [29MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 121), H7040 [29JY]

Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5567), H7883 [18SE]

FRS: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau development of a model form for a disclosure notice to be used by depository institutions and credit unions relative to checking account costs and fees (see H.R. 5188), H6813 [24JY]

GAO: produce annual reports on the effectiveness of National Security Agency programs (see H.R. 3882), H472 [15JA]

National Security Agency: provide reports on the use of electronic surveillance, the use of business records, and investigation of non U.S. person to certain additional congressional committees (see H.R. 3881), H472 [15JA]

——— sunset certain laws relative to surveillance activities and roving wiretaps (see H.R. 3880), H472 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (see H.R. 4414), H2990 [7AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (H.R. 5119), H6352 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (H.R. 5565), H7889 [18SE]

——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (H.R. 5566), H7889 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (H.R. 4758), H5023 [29MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 121), H7041 [29JY]

Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (H.R. 5567), H7889 [18SE]

FRS: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau development of a model form for a disclosure notice to be used by depository institutions and credit unions relative to checking account costs and fees (H.R. 5188), H6815 [24JY]

GAO: produce annual reports on the effectiveness of National Security Agency programs (H.R. 3882), H473 [15JA]

National Security Agency: provide reports on the use of electronic surveillance, the use of business records, and investigation of non U.S. person to certain additional congressional committees (H.R. 3881), H473 [15JA]

——— sunset certain laws relative to surveillance activities and roving wiretaps (H.R. 3880), H473 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), H2990 [7AP]

Remarks

Business and industry: provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks (H.R. 3448), H1747 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), E1053•, E1054• [23JN]

——— prohibit funding to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations or governments that support such organizations, E1053• [23JN]

Fish and fishing: Atlantic Ocean horseshoe crab populations survey funding, H4896 [28MY]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H5885 [9JY]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2675 [26MR]

National Men’s Health Week: observance, E996• [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (H.R. 4414), H3068 [9AP], H3267 [29AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), E1297• [1AU]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4896 [28MY]

Votes: position on missed, E109• [21JA], E1297• [1AU]