FLORES, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5527 [19JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4987 [29MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3792), H1481 [28JA]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 5555), H7940 [12NO]

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]

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]

Colleges and universities: require institutions to disseminate information on completion, employment, and retention rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance program recipients (see H.R. 4248), H2433 [13MR]

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 Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H6860 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: temporarily limit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4938), H5639 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H3409 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5768 [25JN]

——— 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]

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

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5249 [10JN]

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), H2695 [26MR]

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]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H6106 [10JY]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7674 [17SE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H2746 [27MR]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H2098 [28FE]

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 agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H2002 [26FE]

——— establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H1432 [27JA]

Federal aid programs: constitutional amendment to control entitlement spending (see H.J. Res. 126), H8133 [19NO]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4830 [22MY]

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), H3409 [1MY]

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: 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), H3409 [1MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4434 [15MY]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5365 [12JN]

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), H7041 [29JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5073 [5JN]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H136 [9JA]

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]

Immigration: prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7129 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8366 [3DE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1545 [3FE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1659 [5FE]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 4573), H4686 [20MY]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H2148 [4MR]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H9305 [11DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H9305 [11DE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2002 [26FE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5365 [12JN]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5065 [30MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— 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 amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H6400 [17JY]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (see H.R. 4899), H5556 [19JN]

——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]

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]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see H.R. 4979), H5816 [26JN]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7456 [11SE]

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), H4686 [20MY]

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), H8226 [1DE]

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

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2697 [26MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6400 [17JY]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3940 [7MY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5826 [3JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 4866), H5363 [12JN]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H2002 [26FE]

Voting: increase penalties for crimes involving registration or voting and require use of automated tagging and tracing services for balloting materials transmitted to absentee voters (see H.R. 1280), H1481 [28JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H1780 [18FE]

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 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), H2002 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve administered laws relative to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4037), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 4038), H1769 [11FE]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2301 [11MR]

IRS: provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois G. Lerner during her employment at the IRS (see H.R. 4958), H5767 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve administered laws relative to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 4037), H1771 [11FE]

——— improve information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 4038), H1771 [11FE]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), H2302 [11MR]

IRS: provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois G. Lerner during her employment at the IRS (H.R. 4958), H5768 [25JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to National Cereal Producers Association of Poland: by, E282• [28FE]

Proposals

Observe Smith-Lever Act anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, E10• [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), motion to instruct conferees, H6848, H6849, H6850 [25JY]

——— enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 3008), H10314 [12DE]

Cameron, TX: tribute to C.H. Yoe High School football team, E96• [16JA]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 125), H10315 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H5527 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5527 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow coordination between Federal offshore energy management agencies with State and local stakeholders in coastal and marine spatial planning, H5784, H5786 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6848, H6849, H6850 [25JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6848, H6849, H6850 [25JY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), E819• [22MY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), H5383 [17JN]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5784, H5786 [26JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4987, H4988 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4987, H4988 [29MY]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (S. 2338), H10314 [12DE]

Votes: correction, E1210• [23JY]

Waco, TX: tribute to Le Vega High School girls’ basketball team, E353• [11MR]

West, TX: tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, E485• [1AP]

Tributes

Babers, Vera, E1414• [16SE]

Borlaug, Norman E., E435• [25MR]

Getterman, Louis T., Jr. (Ted), H6391• [17JY]

Hodo, Doug and Sadie, E582• [10AP]

Keiningham, Jack, E884• [30MY]

Miller, Clara Mae, E1424• [16SE]

Montoya, Lauren, E718• [8MY]

Peterson, Robert D. (Pete), H2473 [14MR]

Sowders, Adam, H187 [14JA]