HECK, DENNY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4732 [21MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6271, H6275 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 3471), H7979 [13NO]

AID: codify the Health Technologies Program (see H.R. 1515), H2361 [12MR]

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]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H8226 [1DE]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H8226 [1DE]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4435 [15MY]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 5798), H8668 [4DE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H8226 [1DE]

Cargo transportation: establish a Maritime Goods Movement User Fee and provide grants for international maritime cargo improvements (see H.R. 4105), H2064 [27FE]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7388 [9SE]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2734), H2199 [5MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2803 [1AP]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H2149 [4MR]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit to Congress a report and recommendations to promote sustained economic development of Indian tribes and lands (see H.R. 4699), H5824 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H8226 [1DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5320 [11JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5063 [30MY]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1939 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 3229), H5877 [8JY]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H4685 [20MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H7996 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 4706), H7996 [14NO]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H3241 [28AP]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 4546), H5399 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H8226 [1DE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H8226 [1DE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H8669 [4DE]

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), H7893 [18SE]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7242 [1AU]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7979 [13NO]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H4785 [21MY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H4910 [28MY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H1939 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 20), H6037 [9JY] (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1286), H7979 [13NO]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 3449), H3293 [29AP]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H3242 [28AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H7979 [13NO]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H5824 [30JN]

——— require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information (see H.R. 4978), H8669 [4DE]

FDIC: clarify membership requirements for Board of Directors (see H.R. 5749), H8169 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 4732), H4829 [22MY]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H5187 [9JN]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H8226 [1DE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H1719 [10FE]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H8669 [4DE]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H7939 [12NO]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H73 [8JA]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H4686 [20MY]

——— 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), H183 [13JA]

——— provide access to information and loan modification for successors in interest (see H.R. 5553), H7882 [18SE]

——— specify that privilege is maintained when information is shared by certain nondepository covered persons with Federal and State financial regulators (see H.R. 5062), H6860 [25JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H4434 [15MY]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H2913 [3AP]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H6860 [25JY]

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), H7979 [13NO]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7894 [18SE]

Housing: modify premium charges and dollar amount limit on loans financing alterations, repairs, and improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, including energy efficiency home improvements (see H.R. 5506), H7674 [17SE]

——— permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3543), H5826 [3JY]

——— reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 519), H7996 [14NO]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6217 [14JY]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2644 [25MR]

——— hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2991 [7AP]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2851), H8669 [4DE]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5038), H6034 [9JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see H.R. 3912), H8226 [1DE]

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), H7619 [16SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H7979 [13NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H7979 [13NO]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H3242 [28AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H7979 [13NO]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H2434 [13MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H8226 [1DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H4685 [20MY]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H5065 [30MY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4277), H2488 [18MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H8669 [4DE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H6036 [9JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 148), H1938 [25FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1938 [25FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H136 [9JA]

Postal Service: provide for the computation of normal-cost percentage for postal employees as a separate and distinct class and the disposition of certain excess retirement contributions (see H.R. 961), H6137 [11JY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H5024 [29MY]

SBA: provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H1512 [29JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 1652), H4910 [28MY]

SEC: require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers (see H.R. 1627), H6137 [11JY]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 3012), H3058 [8AP]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H2485 [14MR]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H7980 [13NO]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H8226 [1DE]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H7979 [13NO]

——— require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H7297 [8SE]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2302 [11MR]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H8273 [2DE]

Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H7893 [18SE]

——— exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 4589), H6746 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H3364 [30AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2499), H4910 [28MY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8669 [4DE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H8273 [2DE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H2962 [4AP]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see H.R. 2788), H2611 [24MR]

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

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5819 [26JN]

Washington (State): express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, landslide (see H. Res. 634), H5597 [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2611 [24MR]

Wildlife: 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), H6746 [23JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H6036 [9JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for alternate means of proof of period of military service for purposes of the interest rate limitation (see H.R. 4050), H1770 [11FE]

Commission on Access to Care: establish to evaluate and assess access to health care at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4861), H5363 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements (see H.R. 5290), H7126 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system (see H.R. 4862), H5363 [12JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 5546), H7882 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide for alternate means of proof of period of military service for purposes of the interest rate limitation (H.R. 4050), H1772 [11FE]

Commission on Access to Care: establish to evaluate and assess access to health care at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4861), H5364 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements (H.R. 5290), H7128 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system (H.R. 4862), H5364 [12JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (H.R. 5546), H7888 [18SE]

Remarks

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 685), H4457 [19MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 722), H7546 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4732, H4733 [21MY]

——— establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements, H4732, H4733 [21MY]

——— Junior ROTC programs funding, H5443 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5443 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: Native American Housing Block Grant program funding, H5213 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to penalize financial institutions for providing services to marijuana-related businesses in States with legalized marijuana, H6272, H6275, H6276 [15JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5213 [10JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H3277, H3278 [29AP], H7546 [16SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H7117 [30JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (H.R. 1750), H2032 [27FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6272, H6275, H6276 [15JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2032 [27FE]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 4383), H3148 [10AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H83 [9JA]

Puyallup, WA: tribute to Puyallap High School sports teams, H5344• [12JN]

Tributes

Frank, Billy, Jr., H3436 [6MY]

Hastings, Representative Doc, H9037 [10DE]

Rosenberg, John, H2617 [25MR]