CARSON, ANDRÉ (a Representative from Indiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]
Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]
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), H2099 [28FE]
Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]
Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208), H7190 [31JY]
——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H7241 [1AU]
Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H3242 [28AP]
——— 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), H2486 [14MR]
——— authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H6816 [24JY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1481 [28JA]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]
——— 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), H6297 [15JY]
——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H5399 [17JN]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H4476 [19MY]
Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see H.R. 4384), H2913 [3AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]
Burma: call for an end to the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect of internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups (see H. Res. 418), H3294 [29AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (see H. Con. Res. 92), H2301 [11MR]
Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H2147 [4MR]
——— expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H7893 [18SE]
——— promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 5324), H8133 [19NO]
Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]
Colleges and universities: require notification of students about whether student housing facilities are equipped with fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 4675), H4475 [19MY]
Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H4058 [9MY]
——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 1767), H5399 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7894 [18SE]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H7893 [18SE]
——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H7892 [18SE]
——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 2384), H7939 [12NO]
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), H7939 [12NO]
Dept. of Defense: establish programs to track, retain, and analyze information relative to suicides involving Armed Forces Reserve components members and dependents of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4504), H3240 [28AP]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H4476 [19MY]
——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]
——— complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see H.R. 4897), H5641 [23JN]
——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5063 [30MY]
——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H5187 [9JN]
Dept. of HHS: extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 564), H473 [15JA]
——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]
——— 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), H2485 [14MR]
——— 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), H4060 [9MY]
——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4476 [19MY]
——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H7041 [29JY]
Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]
——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 3888), H472 [15JA]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5819 [26JN]
Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H3365 [30AP]
——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H1511 [29JA]
——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see H.R. 3872), H2199 [5MR]
——— 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), H3242 [28AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 4102), H3242 [28AP]
——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran and ensure that substituted claims are processed timely (see H.R. 4335), H4476 [19MY]
——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H3242 [28AP]
——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 897), H3448 [6MY]
——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6860 [25JY]
——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H7434 [10SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7297 [8SE]
Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]
——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5494 [18JN]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]
Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1432 [27JA]
——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H2854 [2AP]
——— recognize importance of conducting research, education, and awareness of dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities and commend organizations dedicated to such causes (see H. Res. 623), H5363 [12JN]
EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H1512 [29JA]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2362 [12MR]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H2001 [26FE]
Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H2484 [14MR]
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), H1719 [10FE]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]
Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]
Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4972), H7676 [17SE]
Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H2802 [1AP]
——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H1939 [25FE]
——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7389 [9SE]
Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H1938 [25FE]
House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H21 [7JA]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 436), H136 [9JA] (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), 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), H3941 [7MY]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H7297 [8SE]
Iraq: recognize the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq and reaffirm U.S. friendship with such people (see H. Res. 422), H3243 [28AP]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5448), H7454 [11SE]
Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2066 [27FE]
Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H5495 [18JN]
Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5640 [23JN]
——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H4060 [9MY]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H7455 [11SE]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8226 [1DE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]
Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2746 [27MR]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1431), H6036 [9JY]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]
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), H5640 [23JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2991 [7AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]
National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]
National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]
National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]
National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H3409 [1MY]
National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4061 [9MY]
National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H5641 [23JN]
National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H5641 [23JN]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 64), H73 [8JA]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see H.R. 3878), H1243 [16JA]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]
NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H3448 [6MY]
——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2260 [10MR]
——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5640 [23JN]
Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1780 [18FE]
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), H3448 [6MY]
Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H136 [9JA]
Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7298 [8SE]
Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]
Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H1687 [6FE]
Rosoboronexport (company): reimpose and expand U.S. sanctions (see H.R. 5249), H7190 [31JY]
SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 5084), H6135 [11JY]
Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7939 [12NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H6217 [14JY]
——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 3118), H1659 [5FE]
Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2002 [26FE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H4686 [20MY]
——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6137 [11JY]
Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H3243 [28AP]
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), H5640 [23JN]
Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3649), H1481 [28JA]
——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 2831), H7893 [18SE]
——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 851), H6977 [28JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7041 [29JY]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H3293 [29AP]
——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8226 [1DE]
——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7529 [15SE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3242 [28AP]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3365 [30AP]
——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H3293 [29AP]
——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H3242 [28AP]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1938 [25FE]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H7189 [31JY]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5640 [23JN]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3448 [6MY]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H136 [9JA] (see H. Res. 777), H9044 [10DE]
Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H73 [8JA]
——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2199 [5MR]
——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7129 [30JY]
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]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7189 [31JY]
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), H7893 [18SE]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H6353 [16JY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2746 [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]
Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 60), H1938 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5863), H9302 [11DE]
——— protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (see H.R. 5864), H9302 [11DE]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 493), H2065 [27FE]
SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 4876), H5398 [17JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (H.R. 5863), H9304 [11DE]
——— protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (H.R. 5864), H9304 [11DE]
SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (H.R. 4876), H5398 [17JN]
Remarks
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 88), H2782 [1AP]
——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 92), H2780 [1AP]
Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H8206 [1DE]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (H.R. 3998), H5381 [17JN]
——— convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (S. 898), H7915 [12NO]
——— convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (H.R. 3786), H5380 [17JN]
——— convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Building, Jackson, WY, to Teton County, WY (S. 1934), H7914 [12NO]
Indianapolis, IN: call for an end to violence, H6110 [11JY]
——— tribute to Arsenal Technical High School boys’ basketball team, E518• [4AP]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5448), H8081 [19NO]
La Plaza Inc.: anniversary, E537• [7AP]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1944 [26FE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H1944 [26FE]
Votes: correction, E976• [12JN]
——— position on missed, H1228• [16JA], H3184• [10AP], H4022• [9MY], E738• [9MY]
Tributes
Jacobs, Andrew, Jr., E39• [9JA]
Payne, Patricia A., E806• [21MY]
Renn, Perry, E1140• [10JY]
Suleman, Haris, E1292• [31JY]