CONAWAY, K. MICHAEL (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4741 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5547 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Budget: clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act, Securities Investor Protection Corp., and Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see H.R. 4270), H2484 [14MR]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (see H.R. 4413), H2990 [7AP]

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]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H6217 [14JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H1881 [21FE]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish Office of Net Assessment (see H.R. 3840), H1777 [14FE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2260 [10MR]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2302 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H184 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2066 [27FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H1481 [28JA]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 4317), H5024 [29MY]

EPA: give States adequate time to revise implementation plans to prevent emissions activity from contributing significantly to nonattainment in any other State relative to a national ambient air quality standard (see H.R. 4799), H5068 [2JN]

——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— 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), H6816 [24JY]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H21 [7JA]

FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2486 [14MR]

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H7529 [15SE]

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 agencies and departments: call for adoption and use of accrual basis accounting principles for budgeting, financial reporting, and performance measures (see H. Res. 545), H2990 [7AP]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3829), H134 [9JA]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7529 [15SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2485 [14MR]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

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), H6746 [23JY]

Immigration: treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S. (see H.R. 5114), H6860 [25JY]

Intelligence services: end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures (see H.R. 4291), H2644 [25MR]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3941 [7MY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7456 [11SE]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 543), H7434 [10SE]

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), H2435 [13MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4434 [15MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3144 [9AP]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H1592 [4FE]

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), H5824 [30JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H4017 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H2066 [27FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1481 [28JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 5814), H9045 [10DE]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H7434 [10SE]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see H.R. 3470), H2991 [7AP]

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), H2199 [5MR]

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), H8171 [20NO]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H5559 [19JN]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1252 [23JA]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6816 [24JY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H5598 [20JN]

Terrorism: 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), H7893 [18SE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5820 [26JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H5769 [25JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: encourage greater State input and authority over species and habitat management by allowing implementation of State Protective Actions before species are listed as endangered (see H.R. 4284), H5024 [29MY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H4830 [22MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2098 [28FE]

——— 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), H2002 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

Endangered Species Act: establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 5329), H7182 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Endangered Species Act: establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (H.R. 5329), H7186 [31JY]

Letters

Commodity Delivery Relief Act: Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, E1101• [3JY]

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, E1102• [3JY]

——— Jo Ann Emerson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, E1102• [3JY]

——— Susan N. Kelly, American Public Power Association, E1101• [3JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1487 [29JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7568 [16SE]

CFTC: prohibit judicial review of any consideration of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders, H5632 [23JN]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5620, H5632, H5633, H5634 [23JN]

——— require the costs and benefits be considered when promulgating rules and issuing orders, H5633, H5634 [23JN]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2244 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4708 [21MY]

——— establish defense audit advisory panel, H4708 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5547, H5548 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding for the planning, design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuels refinery unless specifically authorized by law, H5547, H5548 [19JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2244 [6MR]

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.: anniversary, E1285• [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2244 [6MR]

Foster Communications, Inc.: anniversary, E1611• [18NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1399• [15SE]

Hispanic Heritage of Odessa (organization): tribute, E1399• [15SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2244 [6MR]

Immigration: reform (H.R. 15), H2245 [6MR]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2244 [6MR]

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), H7568 [16SE]

Texas Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1427• [17SE]

Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2244 [6MR]

——— support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (H. Res. 447), H2244 [6MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7860• [18SE]

Winters, TX: tribute to Winters High School Class of 1964 veterans, E1513• [12NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7877 [18SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–323), H133 [9JA]

——— Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–727), H10335 [2JA]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Alcee L. Hastings: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–663), H9302 [11DE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chu: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–665), H9302 [11DE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Don Young: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–487), H5597 [20JN]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Gingrey: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–664), H9302 [11DE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Moore: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–585), H7454 [11SE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Petri: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 113–666), H9302 [11DE]

Tributes

Boozer, Barbara, E83• [16JA]

Dayton, Leona E., E567• [10AP]

Dixon, Carol, H5504 [19JN]

Hance, Kent, H3128 [9AP]

Lyckman, Taylor, E1320• [1AU]

Powell, Charles and Joanne, E1609• [18NO]

Rambo, Riley, E1320• [1AU]

Sissel, Clara I., E1515• [12NO]