HURT, ROBERT (a Representative from Virginia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H7894 [18SE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H5399 [17JN]
Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H2258 [6MR]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]
Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8169 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5877 [8JY]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2991 [7AP]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2362 [12MR]
FDA: require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information (see H.R. 4978), H6977 [28JY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1432 [27JA]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H4785 [21MY]
——— clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see H.R. 3819), H136 [9JA]
——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4061 [9MY]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 4387), H4836 [27MY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H4910 [28MY]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H5495 [18JN]
FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4836 [27MY]
——— 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]
International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see H. Res. 735), H8226 [1DE]
IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1545 [3FE]
Medal of Honor: award posthumously to Jordan C. Haerter and Jonathan Yale (see H.R. 4233), H2432 [13MR]
Medicare: repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H7242 [1AU]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]
Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H5820 [26JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7530 [15SE]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1659 [5FE]
SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 5405), H7295 [8SE]
——— improve form 10-K and regulation S-K (see H.R. 4569), H3446 [6MY]
——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 4571), H4785 [21MY]
Taxation: exempt aircraft management services from the ticket tax (see H.R. 5382), H7996 [14NO]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2434 [13MR]
Television: provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming (see H.R. 4635), H5495 [18JN]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H6217 [14JY]
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), H6746 [23JY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 4976), H5816 [26JN]
Privacy: provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 5610), H7885 [18SE]
SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 4164), H2255 [6MR]
Constitutional authority statements
FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (H.R. 4976), H5818 [26JN]
Privacy: provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (H.R. 5610), H7890 [18SE]
SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (H.R. 4164), H2257 [6MR]
Letters
Tribute to Dennis Campbell: by, E732• [9MY]
Remarks
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2329 [12MR]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7814 [18SE]
Ferrum College: anniversary, E133• [28JA]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2033 [27FE]
Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers, H7814 [18SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2865 [3AP]
SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 5405), H7502 [15SE]
——— exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H7502 [15SE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E721• [8MY]
Votes: position on missed, H255• [15JA], H2082• [28FE], H3022• [8AP], H3389• [1MY], H3481•, H3922• [7MY], H4693• [21MY], H4966• [29MY], H7086• [30JY], H8050• [18NO], H8238• [2DE], E782• [20MY], E881• [30MY], E1145• [11JY], E1842• [12DE]
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 (H.R. 5078), H7320 [9SE]
Tributes
Haskell, Elizabeth Heim, E324• [6MR]
Maazel, Lorin, E1333• [8SE]