HECK, JOSEPH J. (a Representative from Nevada)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H8133 [19NO]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H2258 [6MR]

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), H2300 [11MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H2065 [27FE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), 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]

Dept. of HHS: limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H2696 [26MR]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H5024 [29MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H6297 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 4374), H3409 [1MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1252 [23JA]

——— 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]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve health care access and care coordination for veterans (see H.R. 3858), H5024 [29MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3365 [30AP]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H8226 [1DE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7893 [18SE]

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), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H5598 [20JN]

Federal employees: provide that certain disabled veterans receive competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 4247), H2433 [13MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 3718), H1481 [28JA]

FEMA: authorize the awarding of Urban Areas Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas (see H.R. 3891), H1512 [29JA]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H5319 [11JN]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H2486 [14MR]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H2258 [6MR]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 4282), H2565 [21MR]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H5725 [24JN]

Immigration: provide for repatriation of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5079), H6135 [11JY]

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), H3058 [8AP]

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), H7456 [11SE]

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), H73 [8JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H10336 [2JA]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H2148 [4MR]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H8273 [2DE]

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

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1659 [5FE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5877 [8JY]

Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (see H.R. 5205), H6859 [25JY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H2962 [4AP]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2962 [4AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H73 [8JA]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H224 [14JA]

——— 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), H5249 [10JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H2854 [2AP]

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), H7677 [17SE]

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

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H7190 [31JY]

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

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

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2962 [4AP]

——— 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), H5641 [23JN]

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

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H7676 [17SE]

Veterans: increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H5065 [30MY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

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), H6816 [24JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6135 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (see H.R. 5342), H7182 [31JY]

Mount Reagan: designate (see H.R. 4017), H1686 [6FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 5076), H6136 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (H.R. 5342), H7186 [31JY]

Mount Reagan: designate (H.R. 4017), H1687 [6FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7644 [17SE]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 5081), H6704, H6705, H6709 [23JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 5076), H6703 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8625 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4547 [20MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (H.R. 2166), H1256 [27JA]

Economy: increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work, H5966 [9JY]

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

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2458 [14MR]

Nevada: anniversary of statehood, E391• [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2458 [14MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8625 [4DE]

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), H7644 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H18 [7JA]

Tribute, H7858 [18SE]