DUFFY, SEAN P. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6696 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5093, H5160 [9JN]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7019 [29JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3384 [1MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4999 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H2962 [4AP]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4831 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 4418), H3058 [8AP]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units (see H.R. 5104), H6215 [14JY]

——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see H.R. 4076), H1937 [25FE]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 3403), H1720 [10FE]

——— temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles (see H.R. 4115), H2065 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5250 [10JN]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8868 [8DE]

——— 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), H6977 [28JY]

——— set reasonable limits on stringency and timing of proposed regulations for new residential wood heaters, forced-air furnaces, and residential masonry heaters (see H.R. 4407), H3243 [28AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2566 [21MR]

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

——— require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 4466), H5820 [26JN]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H3409 [1MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H73 [8JA]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H5024 [29MY]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6217 [14JY]

——— 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), H7456 [11SE]

——— require creation of a consumer opt-out list for collected data by, free credit monitoring by, and a Senate confirmed Director of, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and improve security of collected data (see H.R. 4604), H3940 [7MY]

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), H6400 [17JY]

Housing: revise definition of ‘‘manufactured home’’ to clarify exclusion of certain recreational vehicles (see H.R. 5658), H7886 [18SE]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6137 [11JY]

Information technology: provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (see H.R. 1913), H2434 [13MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5640 [23JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H2260 [10MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1687 [6FE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6296 [15JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7677 [17SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1881 [21FE]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4784 [21MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3058 [8AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2098 [28FE]

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), H4061 [9MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5364 [12JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H6977 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H1432 [27JA]

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), H7041 [29JY]

Railroads: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 5638), H7886 [18SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H2991 [7AP]

SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 5405), H7295 [8SE]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5559 [19JN]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1431 [27JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H4834 [23MY]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H1592 [4FE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5824 [30JN]

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), H2065 [27FE]

Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H5559 [19JN]

U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H2991 [7AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H5364 [12JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5365 [12JN]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H4911 [28MY]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H2002 [26FE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H5399 [17JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H1240 [16JA]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5078), H7041 [29JY]

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), H3144 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (see H.R. 4049), H1770 [11FE]

Dept. of State: oppose proposal to relocate the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1241 [16JA]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (see H.R. 5452), H7454 [11SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to make considerations relative to promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation before issuing or modifying certain regulations (see H.R. 3913), H1241 [16JA]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief for mid-sized financial institutions (see H.R. 4788), H5063 [30MY]

——— reduce compliance burdens on certain banking entities (see H.R. 4787), H5063 [30MY]

Forest Service: require to meet volume targets for timber harvesting in management of National Forest System units and transfer management to the State in which the unit is located when such targets are not consistently met (see H.R. 4549), H3407 [1MY]

FRS: apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4262), H2484 [14MR]

FTC: prohibit mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure and grants consent (see H.R. 4048), H1770 [11FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 4398), H2961 [4AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (see H.R. 3835), H134 [9JA]

Television: provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see H.R. 5585), H7884 [18SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 596), H4829 [22MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (H.R. 4049), H1772 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (H.R. 5452), H7455 [11SE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief for mid-sized financial institutions (H.R. 4788), H5064 [30MY]

——— reduce compliance burdens on certain banking entities (H.R. 4787), H5064 [30MY]

FRS: apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4262), H2485 [14MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (H.R. 4398), H2961 [4AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (H.R. 3835), H135 [9JA]

Television: provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (H.R. 5585), H7889 [18SE]

Letters

Money Remittances Improvement Act: Peter Yang, Wausau Area Hmong Mutal Association, Inc., H3424• [6MY]

Remarks

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (H.R. 4049), H8016 [17NO]

Boucher, Dennis: Wisconsin 7th Congressional District Paul Bunyan Service Above Self award recipient, E1113• [8JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2859 [3AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3077, H3120 [9AP], H3178 [10AP]

Burrows, Charles R.: Navy Commendation Medal recipient, E234• [25FE]

Business and industry: provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks (H.R. 3448), H1748 [11FE]

Climate: global warming, H5603 [23JN]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3979• [8MY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3120 [9AP]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to alert students when sale of personally-identifiable information may happen, H6696 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program funding, H5160, H5161 [9JN]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H8987 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (S. 2086), H5603 [23JN]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles in Wisconsin, H5094 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5094, H5160, H5161 [9JN]

Endangered Species Act: require disclosure of Federal funding used in litigation against the Federal Government in a covered suit, H7019, H7020 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7019, H7020 [29JY]

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 (H.R. 3370), H1737 [11FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2035 [27FE]

——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1734, H1735, H1737 [11FE]

Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H6043 [10JY]

Jacks, Anton F.: French Legion of Honor for U.S. Veterans award recipient, E1168• [16JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3384, H3385 [1MY]

Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3384, H3385 [1MY]

Medicare: reform, H3077 [9AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2367 [13MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit funding to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system, H4999 [29MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H6043 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (H.R. 3835), H112 [9JA]

Sandquist, Ronald N.: Bronze Star recipient, E760• [19MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), E738• [9MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4999 [29MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3923• [7MY], H4046• [9MY], E325•, E331• [6MR], E692• [6MY], E723• [8MY], E767• [19MY]

Tributes

Ainsworth, Ellen, E1176• [16JY]

France, Gary, E111• [23JA]

Kowalczyk, Chad R., E233• [25FE], E765• [19MY]

Severson, Michael, H3396 [1MY]