HUDSON, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6091 [10JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H5003, H5024 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H163 [10JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H2645 [25MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H1719 [10FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1719 [10FE]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

——— enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7297 [8SE]

——— ensure that the treatment of illiquid swaps does not disadvantage certain non-financial end users who use them to manage business risk (see H.R. 4330), H2743 [27MR]

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), H7677 [17SE]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2915 [3AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H6816 [24JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H2696 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 5164), H6655 [22JY]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H1720 [10FE]

——— improve discipline, accountability, and transparency in acquisition program management (see H.R. 4228), H2486 [14MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H136 [9JA]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 5116), H6296 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments shall not be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (see H.R. 3633), H136 [9JA]

——— require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 4823), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H2149 [4MR]

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]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 2398), H6107 [10JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6815 [24JY]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]

Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H2697 [26MR]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 5422), H7387 [9SE]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 5423), H7387 [9SE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H7189 [31JY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6977 [28JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7619 [16SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H136 [9JA]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5820 [26JN]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H3448 [6MY]

——— require online posting of regulatory fines and provide for judicial review of administrative fines (see H.R. 5791), H8668 [4DE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6816 [24JY]

——— 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), H2914 [3AP]

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]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1431 [27JA]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 89), H7297 [8SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4476 [19MY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H136 [9JA]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6297 [15JY]

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

Medicare: ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices (see H.R. 3320), H4434 [15MY]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H7619 [16SE]

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

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7297 [8SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1939 [25FE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1719 [10FE]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H7389 [9SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H5249 [10JN]

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

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), H2743 [27MR]

——— 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), H2743 [27MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H7619 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7240 [1AU]

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

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H1719 [10FE]

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

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H21 [7JA]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs.: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and delays in providing emergency health care (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4686 [20MY]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2149 [4MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H163 [10JA]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5065 [30MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2697 [26MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7125 [30JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6656 [22JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7389 [9SE]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7676 [17SE]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H2962 [4AP]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H3058 [8AP]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7528 [15SE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H1431 [27JA]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (see H.R. 4803), H5072 [5JN]

——— provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (see H.R. 4812), H5185 [9JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1719 [10FE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6353 [16JY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H3144 [9AP]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), 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), H1773 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 4802), H5072 [5JN]

——— limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 5462), H7528 [15SE]

CFTC: require the de minimis quantity of swap dealing needed to qualify for exemption from designation as a swap dealer to be changed by a vote of the CFTC (see H.R. 3814), H20 [7JA]

Conservation of natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see H. Con. Res. 95), H2644 [25MR]

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

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 4959), H5767 [25JN]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 3874), H223 [14JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 4802), H5073 [5JN]

——— limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (H.R. 5462), H7529 [15SE]

CFTC: require the de minimis quantity of swap dealing needed to qualify for exemption from designation as a swap dealer to be changed by a vote of the CFTC (H.R. 3814), H20 [7JA]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (H.R. 5265), H7127 [30JY]

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (H.R. 4959), H5768 [25JN]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 3874), H224 [14JA]

Letters

Customer Protection and End User Relief Act: Alexander M. Cutler, Business Roundtable (organization), E1101• [3JY]

——— Coalition for Derivatives End-Users, E1100• [3JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1100• [3JY]

Limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers: Nicholas E. Calio, Airlines for America (organization), H7613 [16SE]

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: several aviation organizations, H8971 [10DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1499• [29JA]

American Revolution: anniversary of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, H4482 [20MY]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 4802), H6606, H6607, H6608 [22JY]

——— limit fees charged to passengers of air carriers (H.R. 5462), H7612, H7613 [16SE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 4413), H5617 [23JN]

Concord, NC: tribute to Charlotte Motor Speedway Let Freedom Race Celebration, H3950 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: proposed deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing, H2287 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approval for seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H6642 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for benefits, H3335, H3336 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3335, H3336 [30AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H6642 [22JY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agences exempting defense-related programs, H6091, H6092 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6091, H6092 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for any unauthorized programs of related agencies exempting defense-related programs, H6091 [10JY]

McInnis, Dale: Richmond County, NC, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E115• [27JA]

Natonski, Pepper Pennington and David: tribute to birth of child, E1788• [10DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H125 [9JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6642 [22JY]

Salisbury, NC: anniversary of Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church, E84• [16JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H5003 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding for any unauthorized program, H5003 [29MY]

Stanly Community College: Annie Ruth Kelley Associate Degree Nursing Program ranking by National Council of State Boards of Nursing, E1785• [10DE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 4803), H6605, H6606 [22JY]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), Senate amendment, H8973, H8974, H8975 [10DE]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), Senate amendment, H8968, H8971, H8972 [10DE]

——— provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (H.R. 4812), H6609, H6610 [22JY]

——— report to Congress on Office of Inspection review of Federal Air Marshals Service officials acceptance of free or discounted firearms for personal use, H6605 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, E17• [8JA]

Tributes

Coble, Representative, H7921 [12NO]

Davenport, Kilah, E424• [24MR]

Hagerty, Margaret, E1667• [1DE]

Hiott, Carl, E346• [11MR]

Hunt, Robert M., E260• [27FE]

Kauffman, Marcus (Marco), E3• [7JA]

McDowell, Shirley, E1787• [10DE]

McIntyre, Representative, H8943 [10DE]

O’Neal, Edward J., H4046• [9MY]