FLEMING, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5496 [18JN], H5525 [19JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5180 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5878 [8JY], H6083 [10JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6218 [14JY], H6268 [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4906 [28MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1580 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H73 [8JA]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H3409 [1MY]

——— prohibit funding of any research or treatment in which wards of the State are subjected to greater than minimal risk to their health with no minimal prospect of direct benefit (see H.R. 4989), H6400 [17JY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H2991 [7AP]

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

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), H1659 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 4142), H7455 [11SE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 4006), H1686 [6FE]

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), H10325 [16DE]

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), H1545 [3FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 5164), H6655 [22JY]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 463), H9304 [11DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 5520), H10318 [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4476 [19MY]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2855 [2AP]

——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2258 [6MR]

Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]

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]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6217 [14JY]

EPA: 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]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H6036 [9JY]

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]

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 (see H.R. 3370), H1687 [6FE]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5877 [8JY]

FRS: 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), H6400 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2065 [27FE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H9304 [11DE]

——— 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), H6217 [14JY]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 2602), H9305 [11DE]

——— oppose any immigration reform proposal that legalizes, grants amnesty for, or confers any legal status condoning otherwise unlawful entry or presence in the U.S., of any individual (see H. Res. 326), H9305 [11DE]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H6746 [23JY]

——— 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), H6399 [17JY]

Iran: provide congressional review of nuclear agreements (see H.R. 4967), H5767 [25JN]

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

Medicare: modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H7241 [1AU]

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

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), H6217 [14JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

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

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), H2199 [5MR]

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

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. 4142), H7455 [11SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7190 [31JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1545 [3FE]

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), H3409 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H1659 [5FE]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H9304 [11DE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8365 [3DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H5820 [26JN]

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), H7128 [30JY]

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), H2915 [3AP]

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), H7129 [30JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see H.R. 5069), H6106 [10JY]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 5799), H8668 [4DE]

Health: urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H5248 [10JN]

Immigration: end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, keep apprehended illegal immigrants in the border region and expedite their processing, and deploy National Guard to help secure the border (see H. Res. 692), H6976 [28JY]

Louisiana: relinquish all interests in certain Federal lands to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys (see H.R. 5818), H8931 [9DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (H.R. 5799), H8669 [4DE]

Louisiana: relinquish all interests in certain Federal lands to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys (H.R. 5818), H8931 [9DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H241 [15JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7573 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5525, H5526 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding for appointment of atheist chaplains, H5525, H5526 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit consideration of the impact of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions in the process to approve liquified natural gas export applications, H6055 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Western Area Power Administration Transmission Infrastructure Program borrowing authority, H6083 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: condition reduction of Deputy Attorney General Office salaries account funding on enforcement of Federal laws relative to marijuana use, H4906, H4907 [28MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4983, H4984 [29MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to implement compliance guidelines for financial institutions seeking to provide services to marijuana-related businesses, H6268, H6269, H6270 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for purchase of a camera to collect and store vehicle license plate numbers, H5180 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3348 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3348 [30AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5180 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6055, H6083 [10JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6268, H6269, H6270 [15JY]

Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities, H1580, H1581 [4FE]

Meridian, MS: tribute to 1966 Meridian High School football team, H5862 [8JY]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 5162), H8003, H8004 [17NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4906, H4907 [28MY], H4983, H4984 [29MY]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to A.C. Steere Elementary for having the Caddo Parish, LA, Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and Student of the Year recipients, H2788 [1AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1580, H1581 [4FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H241 [15JA]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2592 [24MR]

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), H7573 [16SE]