GUTHRIE, BRETT (a Representative from Kentucky)

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), H1938 [25FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1246 [17JA]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6656 [22JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6656 [22JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H7894 [18SE]

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

Conservation of energy: properly define and distinguish between decorative hearth products and vented hearth heaters (see H.R. 3761), H2611 [24MR]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H1938 [25FE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7389 [9SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H21 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H6036 [9JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H3293 [29AP]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 4579), H3446 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see H.R. 3969), H4910 [28MY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H1512 [29JA]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H4685 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: reform and update flat rent structure for public housing (see H.R. 5632), H8133 [19NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H2645 [25MR]

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), H5185 [9JN]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2149 [4MR]

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), H7619 [16SE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H7980 [13NO]

EPA: consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 5300), H7126 [30JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5320 [11JN]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 4795), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 5077), H6297 [15JY]

——— reduce workforce (see H.R. 3641), H2149 [4MR]

——— 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), H7893 [18SE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H1432 [27JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H1512 [29JA]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H2260 [10MR]

——— prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2002 [26FE]

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), H3242 [28AP]

——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H2746 [27MR]

——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H1481 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1720 [10FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6297 [15JY]

——— 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), H4434 [15MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2247), H5249 [10JN]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H7892 [18SE]

FRS: 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), H7894 [18SE]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H3293 [29AP]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H1512 [29JA]

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), H6657 [22JY]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H3199 [10AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H4476 [19MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7128 [30JY]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 3776), H2803 [1AP]

——— 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), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H6860 [25JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H2696 [26MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2199 [5MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H8226 [1DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H7893 [18SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H1431 [27JA]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2149 [4MR]

National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4435 [15MY]

NATO: encourage continued enlargement (see H.R. 4346), H2744 [27MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2696 [26MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H7129 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H7893 [18SE]

——— exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4775), H5063 [30MY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H184 [13JA]

——— 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), H5024 [29MY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H7434 [10SE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H6353 [16JY]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H1772 [11FE]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H3292 [29AP]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H1938 [25FE]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H8033 [17NO]

Taxation: make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5559 [19JN]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7893 [18SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H1512 [29JA]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H3242 [28AP]

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), H7190 [31JY]

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), H2915 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H5817 [26JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H2801 [1AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H5818 [26JN]

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (H.R. 4190), H2301 [11MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H2802 [1AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Education: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6759 [24JY]

Diseases: develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4681, H4682 [20MY]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College: anniversary, E1255• [29JY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5966 [9JY]

Fort Knox, KY: Kingsolver Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E515• [4AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H4681, H4682 [20MY]

Troops to the Track program: tribute, H2987 [7AP]

Votes: correction, E1016• [18JN]

——— position on missed, E65• [14JA]

Tributes

Billa, Chris, E1200• [22JY]

Byrge, Janice, E709• [8MY]

Cheatham, Franklin D., E154• [3FE]

Evans, Bill, E1597• [17NO]

French, Jonathan, E1360• [9SE]

Greer, Davie, E1747• [8DE]

Johnson, Clarence R. (Bobby), E1598• [17NO]

McCall, Michael B., E1686• [2DE]

Reed, N.E., E1685• [2DE]

Rider, Al, E116• [27JA]

Rissel, William J., E765• [19MY]