COFFMAN, MIKE (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4747 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5400 [17JN], H5463 [18JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4903 [28MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2696 [26MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H3241 [28AP]

Armed Forces: extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H3242 [28AP]

BLM: provide protections and certainty for private landowners relative to resurveying certain Federal land (see H.R. 5075), H6977 [28JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H5559 [19JN]

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), H8033 [17NO]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H3144 [9AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2803 [1AP]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2697 [26MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3058 [8AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H7297 [8SE]

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), H2914 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2344), H2098 [28FE]

——— develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see H.R. 3657), H1939 [25FE]

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), H5725 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2434 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H4830 [22MY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of certain job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans (see H.R. 4150), H5769 [25JN]

Dept. of State: renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see H. Res. 505), H2256 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 1972), H1243 [16JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow for use of certain foreign assets to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties (see H.R. 5367), H7940 [12NO]

——— increase the dollar limitation on the de minimis safe harbor from treatment as a capital expenditure for taxpayers without applicable financial statements (see H.R. 4332), H2744 [27MR]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H4061 [9MY]

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), H2486 [14MR]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 5193), H7389 [9SE]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H2853 [2AP]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 4716), H7434 [10SE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1429), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 4592), H7939 [12NO]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1508), H1777 [14FE]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7676 [17SE]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7940 [12NO]

FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H3293 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1720 [10FE]

Financial institutions: 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), H135 [9JA]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H4910 [28MY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H1246 [17JA]

——— require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H1545 [3FE]

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

FRS: provide for a notice and comment period before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues guidance (see H.R. 4811), H5824 [30JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1772 [11FE]

Health: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and establish right of removal to Federal courts for defendants in medical malpractice actions involving Federal payors (see H.R. 4106), H2258 [6MR]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H3409 [1MY]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 5135), H6397 [17JY]

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), H5725 [24JN]

——— 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]

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), H2803 [1AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H1545 [3FE]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7297 [8SE]

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H2002 [26FE]

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2869), H7241 [1AU]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1481 [28JA]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H2199 [5MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H4830 [22MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2610 [24MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]

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), H136 [9JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H7434 [10SE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H2914 [3AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7126 [30JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1659 [5FE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4686 [20MY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H4686 [20MY]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H4476 [19MY]

Palestinian Authority: suspend provision of U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 5668), H7887 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: extend health plan coverage to dependent children in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5384), H7184 [31JY]

——— limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5321), H7242 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H1512 [29JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H3413 [2MY]

Privacy: 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), H6977 [28JY]

Public lands: improve transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving the sale, exchange, or other disposal of certain public lands or acquisition of non-Federal lands (see H.R. 5074), H6977 [28JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 4137), H2147 [4MR]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 4646), H4058 [9MY]

San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1839), H6977 [28JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H5249 [10JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7997 [14NO]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H8365 [3DE]

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), H3241 [28AP]

Taxation: allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and repair or replace damaged property (see H.R. 3989), H2611 [24MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1938 [25FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5320 [11JN]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H6746 [23JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6977 [28JY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6816 [24JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H1512 [29JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H1659 [5FE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3413 [2MY]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 5450), H7980 [13NO]

——— restrict travel to certain countries where terrorist organizations are active to participate in armed conflict or provide support to entities engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 4223), H7939 [12NO]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H1512 [29JA]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2149 [4MR]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7434 [10SE]

Ukraine: condemn separatists occupying Donetsk and surrounding territory as terrorists for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and condemn Russia for supplying the arms (see H. Res. 679), H6655 [22JY]

Veterans: include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (see H.R. 3180), H2434 [13MR]

——— issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 5085), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6656 [22JY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7940 [12NO]

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]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

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), H1939 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow aliens having status as an E–2 nonimmigrant by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in the U.S. after a trip abroad without obtaining a new visa (see H.R. 5237), H7039 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H2484 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 5196), H6814 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: end increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion for inmates’ hospital care and apply savings to Medicare Advantage stabilization program to help protect seniors’ choices (see H.R. 5113), H6296 [15JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: maintain preexisting condition coverage and guaranteed availability of health insurance if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5328), H7181 [31JY]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3812), H20 [7JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow aliens having status as an E–2 nonimmigrant by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in the U.S. after a trip abroad without obtaining a new visa (H.R. 5237), H7040 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (H.R. 4261), H2485 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 5196), H6815 [24JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: end increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion for inmates’ hospital care and apply savings to Medicare Advantage stabilization program to help protect seniors’ choices (H.R. 5113), H6296 [15JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: maintain preexisting condition coverage and guaranteed availability of health insurance if repealing legislation is enacted (H.R. 5328), H7186 [31JY]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (H.R. 3812), H20 [7JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7081 [30JY]

——— provide discharged members diagnosed with mental health conditions with access to physicians with special mental health training, H4753 [21MY]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Grandview High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E47• [10JA]

——— tribute to Rangeview High School CyberPatriot team participation in Air Force Association CyberPatriot Competition National Finals, E642• [30AP]

Bodzianowski, Michal: National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Student Spaceflight Experiments Program winner, E1105• [3JY]

Budget: deficit, E6• [7JA], E25• [8JA], E40• [9JA], E55• [13JA], E69• [14JA], E80• [15JA], E97• [16JA], E117• [27JA], E131• [28JA], E155• [3FE], E170• [5FE], E184• [10FE], E199• [11FE], E242• [25FE], E253• [26FE], E266• [27FE], E282• [28FE], E298• [4MR], E308• [5MR], E328• [6MR], E365• [12MR], E376• [13MR], E396• [14MR], E421• [24MR], E435• [25MR], E447• [26MR], E460• [27MR], E480• [1AP], E494• [2AP], E504• [3AP], E519• [4AP], E538• [7AP], E552• [8AP], E559• [9AP], E590• [28AP], E620• [29AP], E637• [30AP], E663• [1MY], E685• [6MY], E700• [7MY], E715• [8MY], E766• [19MY], E802• [21MY], E822• [22MY], E842• [28MY], E870• [29MY], E893• [30MY], E962• [11JN], E969• [12JN], E1000• [17JN], E1030• [20JN], E1050• [23JN], E1058• [24JN], E1067• [25JN], E1082• [26JN], E1115• [8JY], E1124• [9JY], E1138• [10JY], E1145• [11JY], E1149• [14JY], E1158• [15JY], E1170• [16JY], E1186• [17JY], E1201• [22JY], E1213• [23JY], E1224• [24JY], E1234• [25JY], E1248• [28JY], E1260• [29JY], E1270• [30JY], E1287• [31JY], E1321• [1AU], E1352• [8SE], E1364• [9SE], E1376• [10SE], E1394• [11SE], E1399• [15SE], E1413• [16SE], E1431• [17SE], E1456• [19SE], E1529• [12NO], E1560• [13NO], E1581• [14NO], E1603• [17NO], E1616• [18NO], E1633• [19NO], E1671• [1DE], E1698• [2DE], E1713• [3DE], E1741• [4DE], E1753• [8DE], E1758• [9DE], E1791• [10DE], E1817• [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4753 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5463 [18JN]

——— sixth-generation fighter development funding, H5463 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: U.S. attorneys investigations and prosecutorial resources funding, H4903 [28MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H7081 [30JY]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (H.R. 3593), H7583, H7585 [16SE]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War veterans Illnesses (H.R. 4261), H4865, H4866 [28MY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4903 [28MY], H6668 [23JY]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H3327 [30AP]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4696 [21MY]

——— report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws, H1524 [3FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3327 [30AP]

House of Representatives: tribute to summer interns, E1274• [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (H.R. 3812), H137 [10JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4903 [28MY]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to Lowe’s Companies, Inc., employees who fixed broken wheelchair of Vietnam veteran Michael Sulsona, H6668 [23JY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1465• [19SE]

Veterans: 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 (H.R. 357), H1524 [3FE]

Votes: correction, H6834• [25JY]

——— position on missed, H2819•, H2820•, H2821• [2AP], H8015• [17NO]

Tributes

Bornstein, Jake, E1607• [17NO]

Conner, Dave, E1824• [12DE]

Cooksey, James W., E1813• [12DE]

Davanzo, Amanda, E639• [30AP]

Dowgin, Matthew, E639• [30AP]

Kielkopf, Chris, E1607• [17NO]

Mahanes, Keeley, E1607• [17NO]

Millman, Lana, E639• [30AP]

Schmidt, Aaron, E1607• [17NO]

Vallad, Anna, E639• [30AP]