FORBES, J. RANDY (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5537 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 650), H6137 [11JY]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 4607), H7242 [1AU]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H6656 [22JY]

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]

——— 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), H6860 [25JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H5819 [26JN]

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 (see H.R. 4138), H2147 [4MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2258 [6MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H2611 [24MR]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H1592 [4FE]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (see H. Res. 565), H3449 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2175), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1687 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (see H.R. 3593), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2303 [11MR]

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), H7129 [30JY]

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), H5399 [17JN]

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), H2098 [28FE]

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), H6400 [17JY]

——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 2937), H6217 [14JY]

——— 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), H5559 [19JN]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H2962 [4AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H5495 [18JN]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H2991 [7AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1720 [10FE]

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), H1593 [4FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6656 [22JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4910 [28MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H3448 [6MY]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5725 [24JN]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 4301), H5640 [23JN]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H2991 [7AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H8669 [4DE]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: address Russian noncompliance (see H.R. 5293), H7126 [30JY]

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]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1545 [3FE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H5065 [30MY]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6137 [11JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H2803 [1AP]

Medicare: count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H2148 [4MR]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1239), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H184 [13JA]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5065 [30MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H1243 [16JA]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7901 [19SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1515 [31JA]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H4061 [9MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H2802 [1AP]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H8072 [18NO]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H6860 [25JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5725 [24JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8932 [9DE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8932 [9DE]

Navy: tribute to Sailors of the U.S. Submarine Force upon completion of 4000 ballistic missile submarine deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 116), H7887 [18SE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H1938 [25FE]

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), H5820 [26JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H4061 [9MY]

Patents: advance public health by encouraging independent innovators to pursue drug repurposing research and develop new treatments and cures by providing intellectual property protections for those innovations (see H.R. 4287), H2610 [24MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 4805), H6400 [17JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H184 [13JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1687 [6FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H6217 [14JY]

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), H7894 [18SE]

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

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H163 [10JA]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H8273 [2DE]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see H.R. 3470), H2302 [11MR]

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), H5065 [30MY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2611 [24MR]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H4060 [9MY]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 2202), H3058 [8AP]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 3155), H6860 [25JY]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5820 [26JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H6297 [15JY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7901 [19SE]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 3576), H5073 [5JN]

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), H6977 [28JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H2611 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H2360 [12MR]

Foreign policy: strengthen commitment to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region (see H.R. 4495), H3240 [28AP]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3057 [8AP]

National Parks and Recreation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 5208), H6859 [25JY]

Roads and highways: expedite deployment of highway construction projects (see H.R. 4153), H2198 [5MR]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas (see H. Res. 704), H7185 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (H.R. 4217), H2361 [12MR]

Foreign policy: strengthen commitment to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region (H.R. 4495), H3241 [28AP]

National Parks and Recreation Act: technical corrections (H.R. 5208), H6859 [25JY]

Roads and highways: expedite deployment of highway construction projects (H.R. 4153), H2199 [5MR]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H84 [9JA]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8622 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4544 [20MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4705 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5537, H5538 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, H5537, H5538 [19JN]

——— proposal to close commissaries, H84 [9JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8622 [4DE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4705 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1057• [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4545 [20MY]

Tributes

McIntyre, Representative, H4544 [20MY]

McKeon, Representative, H4544 [20MY]