FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6262, H6298 [15JY]
Appointments
Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3448 [6MY]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2746 [27MR]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 812), H2001 [26FE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H1719 [10FE]
Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H3199 [10AP]
——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3144 [9AP]
——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H4017 [8MY]
——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H4017 [8MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H1720 [10FE]
——— provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 2365), H3242 [28AP]
——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 2143), H3198 [10AP]
Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 906), H3241 [28AP]
——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H3241 [28AP]
Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H3199 [10AP]
Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H2803 [1AP]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1938 [25FE]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H1432 [27JA]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7389 [9SE]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1545 [3FE]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5319 [11JN]
——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2914 [3AP]
Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H3199 [10AP]
Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H8365 [3DE]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3293 [29AP]
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), H6037 [9JY]
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), H6108 [10JY]
Law enforcement: 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: 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), H3448 [6MY]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1938 [25FE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H8072 [18NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1592 [4FE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]
Moreell, Ben: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 117), H8072 [18NO]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H5187 [9JN]
New Jersey: anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 624), H5363 [12JN]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5877 [8JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]
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]
Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 5782), H8273 [2DE]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3144 [9AP]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4785 [21MY]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H3199 [10AP]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1659 [5FE]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H4911 [28MY]
Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1593 [4FE]
VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]
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]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H5065 [30MY]
——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7619 [16SE]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]
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 members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H2696 [26MR]
——— 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), H163 [10JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 4870), H5368 [13JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5368 [13JN]
Letters
Dept. of Defense funding for Guam infrastructure projects: by, Committee on Appropriations (House), S414 [16JA]
Lists
New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E397• [14MR]
New Jersey 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E855• [28MY]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5574 [20JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7435 [11SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H440 [15JA], H9275 [11DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7553, H7560 [16SE]
Armed Forces: prohibit funding for authorization of military force against Iraq, H5526, H5527 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding for authorization of military force against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5534 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to conduct combat operations in Iraq, H5523 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement rule allowing sexual history of victims of sexual assault to be admissible in courts-martial proceedings, H5533 [19JN]
Army: National Guard border security funding, H5450 [18JN]
Chatham, NJ: anniversary of Chatham Train Station, E148• [31JA]
——— anniversary of Early Childhood Learning Center, E968• [12JN]
Community Options, Inc.: anniversary, E189• [10FE]
Dept. of Defense: allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H5521, H5522 [19JN]
——— cleanup and removal of unexploded ordnance funding through reductions in nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile funding, H5458 [18JN]
——— Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5452 [18JN]
——— Defense Health Program multiple sclerois research funding, H5447 [18JN]
——— Defense Health Program post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5449, H5450 [18JN]
——— Defense Health Program study on challenges of caring for wounded warriors funding through reductions in Navy aircraft procurement funding, H5460 [18JN]
——— develop and implement financial literacy training program for incoming and transitioning servicemembers to prevent targeting by predatory lenders, H5453 [18JN]
——— establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations to encourage use of assistance dogs by Armed Forces members and veterans, H5452 [18JN]
——— F–16 Block 30 aircraft funding, H5442 [18JN]
——— F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H5463 [18JN]
——— improve mental health treatment provided to Armed Forces members who served in classified missions, H5458 [18JN]
——— include additional community partnerships through a competitive and merit-based process to enhance mental health programs for National Guard and Reserve components, H5442 [18JN]
——— international sporting competition fund funding, H5443 [18JN]
——— Israel Iron Dome anti-missile defense system funding, E1327• [1AU]
——— Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command funding, H5443 [18JN]
——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft, H5486 [18JN]
——— littoral combat ship funding, H5522 [19JN]
——— making appropriations, H440 [15JA], H9275 [11DE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5429, H5430, H5442, H5443, H5447, H5448, H5449, H5450, H5452, H5453, H5456, H5458, H5460, H5463, H5464, H5466, H5467, H5477, H5481, H5483, H5484, H5486, H5487 [18JN], H5520, H5521, H5522, H5523, H5524, H5526, H5527, H5530, H5531, H5532, H5533, H5534, H5536, H5538, H5540, H5541, H5544, H5545 [19JN], H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5567, H5569, H5570 [20JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), motion to recommit, H5575 [20JN]
——— modeling and simulation tools training funding, H5481 [18JN]
——— Preservation of the Force and Family Program funding through reductions in Special Operation Command flying hours funding, H5448 [18JN]
——— prohibit funding for any activity that would support territorial, maritime, or airspace claims made by China on the international waters or territories of other sovereign nations, H5566 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding for combat operations in Afghanistan after certain date, H5538 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding for intelligence community to subvert or interfere with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by NIST, H5540, H5541 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding for maintenance on certain unused facilities, H5536 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding for procurement of weapon systems that contain rare earth materials, metals, magnets, parts, or components that are produced in Cuba, North Korea, China, or Venezuela, H5565 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H5484 [18JN]
——— prohibit funding to conduct combat operations in Iraq, H5522 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5524 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to destroy equipment and ammunition in Afghanistan without it first being offered to former Soviet independent states and non-NATO allies, H5565 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to detain without conviction any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than 15 years, H5544 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to furlough military technicians (dual status), H5532 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5545 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to propose, plan, or execute any additional base realignment and closure rounds, H5541 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to provide housing on a military installation of an alien who is an unaccompanied minor and is not a dependent of an Armed Forces member, H5483 [18JN]
——— prohibit funding to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations or governments that support such organizations, H5569 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to provide weapons in Syria, H5530 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to research, develop, test, or evaluate the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify it in a manner that provides B61 nuclear bomb delivery capability until release of cost report, H5481 [18JN]
——— prohibit funding to restrict members of the Armed Services from contacting a Member of Congress, H5567 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to retire, divest, or transfer KC–10 refueling tanker aircraft fleet, H5520 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, AZ, H5570 [20JN]
——— prohibit the transfer of excess military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, H5487 [18JN], H5531, H5532 [19JN]
——— prostate cancer research funding, H5464 [18JN]
——— provide additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine including agricultural tools and supplies, H5520 [19JN]
——— remove sunset provision from START Treaty nuclear force structure plan, H5477 [18JN]
——— sixth-generation fighter development funding, H5463 [18JN]
——— Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H5466 [18JN]
——— STARBASE program funding, H5456 [18JN]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), Senate amendments, E1327• [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9275 [11DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3315 [30AP]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement shared electronic health records, H3315 [30AP]
——— electronic health records, military sexual assault prevention and response, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury research funding, H5575 [20JN]
El Primer Paso Ltd.: anniversary, E1624• [18NO]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H440 [15JA]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6262 [15JY]
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, E1369• [9SE]
Hanover Township, NJ: anniversary of Greater Morristown YMCA, E461• [27MR]
Homeless Solutions, Inc.: anniversary, E458• [27MR]
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, H7031 [29JY]
Kinnelon, NJ: anniversary of the Kinnelon Public Library, E1622• [18NO]
Madison, NJ: anniversary, E1287• [31JY]
Montclair, NJ: anniversary of Montclair Art Museum, E69• [14JA]
Morris, NJ: anniversary of Hillside Hose Co., No. 1, E1130• [9JY]
Morristown, NJ: anniversary of Delbarton School, E1376• [10SE]
——— anniversary of Market Street Mission, E388• [14MR]
——— anniversary of Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce, E1712• [3DE]
National Guard: drug interdiction and counter-drug activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense operation and maintenance funding, H5453 [18JN]
National Security Council: allegations of interference in authority of congressional oversight committees, H6262 [15JY]
——— funding, H6262 [15JY]
New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E397• [14MR]
——— tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E855• [28MY]
Nutley, NJ: anniversary of VFW Stuart E. Edgar Post 493 Women’s Auxiliary, E1125• [9JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: intelligence community whistleblowing and source protection directorate funding, H5467 [18JN]
Ogdensburg, NJ: anniversary, E1121• [9JY]
OneGift Inc.: anniversary, E997• [17JN]
Pakistan: prohibit assistance funding, H5564, H5565 [20JN]
Parsippany, NJ: anniversary of the Parsipanny-Tory Hills Public Library, E1618• [18NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), E25• [8JA]
Point of order, H5445, H5446, H5481, H5483, H5487 [18JN], H5565, H5566 [20JN]
Randolph, NJ: anniversary of Randolph YMCA, E1429• [17SE]
Rockaway, NJ: anniversary of Lincoln Elementary School, E1613• [18NO]
Rutgers University: tribute to Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension, E1123• [9JY]
Seeing Eye, Inc.: anniversary, E887• [30MY]
Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities, E1123• [9JY]
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), H7560 [16SE]
T.J. Martell Foundation: anniversary of 5k walk, E1621• [18NO]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7435 [11SE]
Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2216 [6MR]
Upper Montclair, NJ: anniversary of Bellevue Avenue Library, E1802• [12DE]
Votes: position on missed, E213• [14FE]
Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1369• [9SE]
Woodland Park, NJ: anniversary, E661• [1MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H9279 [11DE]
Reports filed
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4870) (H. Rept. 113–473), H5368 [13JN]
Tables
Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5431–H5438 [18JN]
Tributes
Kim, Dong Suk, E1621• [18NO]