COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require fulfillment of requirements under the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework relative to anti-corruption and certain other benchmarks in order to continue to receive U.S. assistance (see H. Res. 430), H1515 [31JA]

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), H6657 [22JY]

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), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— 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]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H1512 [29JA]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2361 [12MR]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 4607), H6816 [24JY]

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), H2098 [28FE]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (see H.R. 5142), H6398 [17JY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6746 [23JY]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H5065 [30MY]

Conservation of natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see H. Con. Res. 95), H2746 [27MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H6036 [9JY]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 4079), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H5022 [29MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H5363 [12JN]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H5495 [18JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5399 [17JN]

——— 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), H5640 [23JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4060 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of public safety and community policing grants to be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions not requiring sworn authority (see H.R. 5015), H6977 [28JY]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H4830 [22MY]

Dept. of State: 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), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]

——— require States with an increase in fatalities or serious injuries of pedestrians or users of nonmotorized transportation to address increase in State strategic highway safety plans (see H.R. 4507), H4830 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H6656 [22JY]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H7893 [18SE]

——— 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), H6860 [25JY]

——— 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), H6399 [17JY]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3144 [9AP]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H7529 [15SE]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (see H.R. 5265), H7125 [30JY]

Endangered Species Act: publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see H.R. 4319), H7242 [1AU]

EPA: preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6746 [23JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7297 [8SE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H8226 [1DE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1512 [29JA]

——— establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (see H.R. 4874), H6816 [24JY]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5559 [19JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H7388 [9SE]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2486 [14MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H3242 [28AP]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7940 [12NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H1939 [25FE]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H4017 [8MY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H9045 [10DE]

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H1939 [25FE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H163 [10JA]

Immigration: express concerns regarding the President’s responsibility to address the border crisis (see H. Res. 687), H7042 [29JY]

——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State and provide the Governor with the right-of-refusal of such transfers (see H.R. 5253), H7039 [29JY]

——— 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), H6657 [22JY]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H474 [15JA]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2801 [1AP]

Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, Modoc, IL: designate (see H.R. 3678), H2645 [25MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2962 [4AP]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2256 [6MR]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7129 [30JY]

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), H2914 [3AP]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7529 [15SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H5319 [11JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H1939 [25FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5068 [2JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8868 [8DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3241 [28AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H5819 [26JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2149 [4MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3242 [28AP]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H6657 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7297 [8SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H1939 [25FE]

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

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 5449), H7677 [17SE]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5231), H7894 [18SE]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3144 [9AP]

Social Security: 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), H5640 [23JN]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2361 [12MR]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H3144 [9AP]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2486 [14MR]

Taxation: 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), H6217 [14JY]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7125 [30JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7128 [30JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H4060 [9MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H21 [7JA]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 2992), H6815 [24JY]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H6816 [24JY]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H7297 [8SE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5495 [18JN]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2696 [26MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7189 [31JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1481 [28JA]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

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), H2149 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see H.R. 5036), H6034 [9JY]

Constitutional authority statements

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5036), H6035 [9JY]

Remarks

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5769), H8303, H8304 [3DE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (H.R. 4079), E1278• [30JY]

Danbury, NC: tribute to North Stokes High School boys’ track team, E854• [28MY]

——— tribute to North Stokes High School girls’ softball team, E927• [9JN]

Eden, NC: tribute to Morehead High School wrestling team, E270• [27FE]

High Point, NC: tribute to Wesleyan Christian Academy girls’ softball team, E1000• [17JN]

——— tribute to Westchester Country Day School baseball team, E1000• [17JN]

——— tribute to Westchester Country Day School boys’ golf team, E1000• [17JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H7924 [12NO]

King, NC: tribute to West Stokes High School girls’ soccer team, E1000• [17JN]

Members of Congress: increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (H.R. 2357), H2648 [26MR]

PRS for Music Ltd.: anniversary, E1370• [9SE]

Sharpton, Al: potential consultation on Attorney General nomination, H8035 [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2772, H2775, H2776 [1AP], H7919–H7925 [12NO]

Tributes

Adams, Representative, H7918 [12NO]

Dunbar, Kathryn, E954• [11JN]

Stewart, Bion, E1003• [17JN]