HANNA, RICHARD L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4754, H4755 [21MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1576 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2434 [13MR]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 3400), H7455 [11SE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2611 [24MR]

BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H2486 [14MR]

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), H4476 [19MY]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

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), H8033 [17NO]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H2257 [6MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H3448 [6MY]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H3941 [7MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7190 [31JY]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: continue national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess military vehicle is transferred to State or local firefighting agencies (see H.R. 5483), H7617 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H2484 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H6137 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H1938 [25FE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 4727), H7529 [15SE]

——— extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see H.R. 4076), H2066 [27FE]

——— improve the Highway Safety Improvement Program (see H.R. 4336), H7242 [1AU]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 3398), H7893 [18SE]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 2647), H5877 [8JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7389 [9SE]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7939 [12NO]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H224 [14JA]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5559 [19JN]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6656 [22JY]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H2148 [4MR]

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), H2434 [13MR]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7189 [31JY]

FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H3293 [29AP]

Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (see H.R. 5656), H8366 [3DE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H5559 [19JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H3409 [1MY]

Firearms: 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), H2065 [27FE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2066 [27FE]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H7529 [15SE]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H21 [7JA]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H136 [9JA]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H2611 [24MR]

Information technology: enhance Federal procurement, expand use of simplified Federal acquisition procedures, and redesignate Office of Electronic Government as the U.S. Digital Government Office (see H.R. 5255), H7124 [30JY]

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), H6037 [9JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H7241 [1AU]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4910 [28MY]

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), H184 [13JA]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7297 [8SE]

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

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H7676 [17SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H2149 [4MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7940 [12NO]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H7939 [12NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7529 [15SE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2260 [10MR]

——— 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), H7297 [8SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 108), H1687 [6FE]

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), H8072 [18NO]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1772 [11FE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 3305), H2258 [6MR]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H3941 [7MY]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3058 [8AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7939 [12NO]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H1687 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7939 [12NO]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7389 [9SE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H7939 [12NO]

Pharmaceuticals: allow manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (see H.R. 4475), H3196 [10AP]

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7530 [15SE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 5449), H7619 [16SE]

SBA: clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in loan and related financing programs is permitted (see H.R. 5599), H7884 [18SE]

——— develop and implement a plan to improve the quality of data reported on bundled and consolidated contracts (see H.R. 4094), H2099 [28FE]

——— raise prime and subcontract goals (see H.R. 4093), H2099 [28FE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H1592 [4FE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H7388 [9SE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7980 [13NO]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6037 [9JY]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H6656 [22JY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3413 [2MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2303 [11MR]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H1512 [29JA]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7980 [13NO]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7041 [29JY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8133 [19NO]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H5725 [24JN]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H7297 [8SE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7389 [9SE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H2258 [6MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H4476 [19MY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5495 [18JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3242 [28AP]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5877 [8JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H4830 [22MY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7530 [15SE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H163 [10JA]

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), H1592 [4FE]

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), H6217 [14JY]

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), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see H.R. 3872), H223 [14JA]

Taxation: provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 5281), H7125 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (H.R. 3872), H224 [14JA]

Taxation: provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (H.R. 5281), H7127 [30JY]

Remarks

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (H.R. 3578), H1745 [11FE]

Broome County, NY: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E942• [10JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4489 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: report to Congress on economic impact of efforts to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, H1576, H1577 [4FE]

Gigliotti, Joseph (Buddy): Associated General Contractors of New York State S.I.R. Award recipient, E1186• [17JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1576, H1577 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H5429• [18JN], E1012• [18JN]

Tributes

Grippe, Frank A., E870• [29MY]

Parsons, Michael J., E995• [17JN]