HOLDING, GEORGE (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4986 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement Between the Government of the U.S. and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes: approve amendment (see H.R. 5681), H7937 [12NO]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H1773 [11FE]

Burma: place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see H.R. 4377), H6107 [10JY]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (see H.R. 5142), H6398 [17JY]

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), H7042 [29JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1720 [10FE]

Consumers: preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions (see H.R. 2892), H2611 [24MR]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3144 [9AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]

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), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4830 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H2748 [28MR] (see H.R. 4709), H6297 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5598 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H2645 [25MR]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3058 [8AP]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3144 [9AP]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (see H.R. 5265), H7125 [30JY]

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), H2645 [25MR]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2645 [25MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5877 [8JY]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1687 [6FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6036 [9JY]

——— 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), H3293 [29AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5559 [19JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2802 [1AP]

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), H2696 [26MR]

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]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 4301), H2694 [26MR]

Health: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and establish right of removal to Federal courts for defendants in medical malpractice actions involving Federal payors (see H.R. 4106), H3242 [28AP]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7389 [9SE]

India: recognize importance of 2014 elections (see H. Res. 607), H5023 [29MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 5747), H8169 [20NO]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2801 [1AP]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7297 [8SE]

Medicare: 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), H8365 [3DE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1659 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H21 [7JA]

——— 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), H5877 [8JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2991 [7AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2611 [24MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1881 [21FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H6137 [11JY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H1246 [17JA]

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

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see H. Res. 499), H2198 [5MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2148 [4MR]

——— 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), H2486 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 4772), H5022 [29MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: disapprove amendment to sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 5605), H7884 [18SE]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 738), H7887 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Copyrights: provide for the payment of royalties for the performance of sound recordings fixed before a certain date (H.R. 4772), H5023 [29MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (H.R. 5233), H7040 [29JY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: disapprove amendment to sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (H.R. 5605), H7890 [18SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6583 [22JY], H6863 [28JY]

Letters

Investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities: by, S501 [28JA]

Provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7071 [30JY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7071 [30JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1254 [27JA], H1517 [3FE]

Remarks

Apex, NC: tribute to Apex High School graduates, H5076 [9JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (H. Res. 588), E1127• [9JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7954 [13NO]

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 3610), H4514 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: call for audit of Raleigh Housing Authority relative to salary and compensation practices, H233 [15JA]

——— limit compensation for officials or employees of public housing agencies, H5161 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to transfer or detail employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney to process clemency applications, H4986 [29MY]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), H7070, H7071, H7074 [30JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5161 [9JN]

EPA: economic impact of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1651 [5FE]

——— regulation of intrastate waters including isolated streams or ditches on private agricultural properties, H1651 [5FE]

Foreign countries: call for release of all prisoners of conscience and condemn persecution of religious minorities, H3148 [10AP]

Iran: human rights violations relative to persecution of religious minorities, H1689 [10FE]

——— interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H1255 [27JA], H1517 [3FE], H1689 [10FE]

——— require stringent compliance, verification, and notification standards relative to negotiation of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons, H5370 [17JN]

——— support of Hezbollah in Syria and across the Middle East, H1689 [10FE]

——— U.S. policy, H4479 [20MY]

Israel: interception of Iranian shipment of arms to members of Hamas (terrorist organization) in Gaza, H2263 [11MR]

Journal: question of approval, H188 [14JA], H1439 [28JA]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program, H2263 [11MR]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (H. Res. 617), H5323 [12JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H1439 [28JA], H1517 [3FE]

——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8279 [3DE]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1973 [26FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), corrections in engrossment, H2028 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H189 [14JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), H85 [9JA]

——— provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H85 [9JA]

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 (H.R. 3361), H4798 [22MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3964 [8MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4986 [29MY]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (H.R. 3470), H2977 [7AP]

Suiter, Tom: North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, H5882 [9JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance, H2977 [7AP]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6587 [22JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H8320 [3DE]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), H6587 [22JY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (H. Res. 499), H2270 [11MR]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (H.R. 5441), H8012, H8013 [17NO]

Votes: position on missed, E1203• [22JY]

Tributes

Coble, Representative, H7924 [12NO]

Crocker, Will, H9048 [11DE]

Dockery, Alfred S., III, H6226 [15JY]

Fulghum, Jim, H6864 [28JY]

Jackson, Patrick, H1723 [11FE]

Kirby, Amber G., E977• [12JN]

Talley, Kevin (Kip), E977• [12JN]

Tucker, Garland S., Jr., H2749• [1AP]

Winders, Carey, H1584 [4FE]