CLAWSON, CURT (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

Business and industry: enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7530 [15SE]

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), H6400 [17JY]

Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building, Princeton, FL: designate (see H.R. 5030), H5876 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 5631), H7901 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H8072 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 640), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8669 [4DE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7455 [11SE]

Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4030), H7529 [15SE]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H6108 [10JY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7041 [29JY]

Health: 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), H7940 [12NO]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H9305 [11DE]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 5137), H6657 [22JY]

——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6816 [24JY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 5747), H8169 [20NO]

——— call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7129 [30JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6297 [15JY]

——— reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6108 [10JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H9305 [11DE]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H6036 [9JY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7619 [16SE]

Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H7939 [12NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7940 [12NO]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7297 [8SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H6352 [16JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Malala Yousafzai for peace (see H. Res. 750), H7938 [12NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H9305 [11DE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H8133 [19NO]

Ros-Lehtinen, Representative: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 764), H8170 [20NO]

Russia: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 5241), H8072 [18NO]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6297 [15JY]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists and from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7619 [16SE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H6297 [15JY]

Wilson, Representative Frederica S.: Miami-Dade County, FL, Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 764), H8170 [20NO]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1505), H7939 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Private Sector Office to improve private sector engagement in protecting the homeland (see H.R. 5712), H7995 [14NO]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 5139), H6398 [17JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Private Sector Office to improve private sector engagement in protecting the homeland (H.R. 5712), H7996 [14NO]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (H.R. 5139), H6399 [17JY]

Letters

Election of Curt Clawson to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H5747 [25JN]

——— Maria I. Matthews, Florida Division of Elections, H5747 [25JN]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H5747, H5766 [25JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7869 [18SE]

Florida: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit (H.R. 1810), H6245 [15JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5748 [25JN]

Iran: condemn human rights violations (H. Res. 754), H8109 [19NO]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks, H7030 [29JY]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7869 [18SE]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7869 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H5748 [25JN]