JOHNSON, BILL (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5551), H7882 [18SE]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H2746 [27MR]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H4060 [9MY]

——— establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see H.R. 5336), H7676 [17SE]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H1687 [6FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 3162), H2746 [27MR]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3655), H3144 [9AP]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H6036 [9JY]

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]

Children and youth: improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see H.R. 3905), H4061 [9MY]

China: impose sanctions on individuals responsible for serious and ongoing or gross violations of human rights against nationals or their family members and protect universal freedoms (see H.R. 5379), H7894 [18SE]

Congress: bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the failure of the President to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H.R. 3857), H1720 [10FE]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H21 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (see H.R. 3493), H1720 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (see H.R. 4526), H3363 [30AP]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see H.R. 3528), H3199 [10AP]

——— designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H5319 [11JN]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H5559 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H2486 [14MR]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H1772 [11FE]

——— improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H3199 [10AP] (see H.R. 4709), H6353 [16JY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H7189 [31JY]

Dept. of State: renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see H. Res. 505), H2256 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 5207), H7893 [18SE]

——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see H.R. 5069), H7893 [18SE]

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), H6656 [22JY]

——— call for appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate mismanagement and misconduct (see H. Res. 633), H6108 [10JY]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H5319 [11JN]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H1720 [10FE]

——— 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]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H5819 [26JN]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H3199 [10AP]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2258 [6MR]

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), H6105 [10JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H1720 [10FE]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see H.R. 4299), H5024 [29MY]

Economy: promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2199 [5MR]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7674 [17SE]

——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H5640 [23JN]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5399 [17JN] (see H.R. 4850), H5362 [12JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H2746 [27MR]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H5069 [2JN]

——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H1431 [27JA]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H6816 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H3293 [29AP]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3829), H1773 [11FE]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5598 [20JN]

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), H7940 [12NO]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6816 [24JY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5073 [5JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H5364 [12JN]

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), H1720 [10FE]

Insurance: allow individuals to opt out of minimum required health benefits by permitting insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer alternative benefits to the benefits otherwise required (see H.R. 3450), H1545 [3FE]

Iran: express concerns relative to extending the interim agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 109), H7190 [31JY]

——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H3941 [7MY]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7041 [29JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

Israel: affirm U.S. recognition of sovereignty, security, and legal right to its lands and support relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 3629), H1939 [25FE]

——— condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6106 [10JY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 2846), H4834 [23MY]

Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office, Dublin, OH: designate (see H.R. 4919), H5557 [19JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H4785 [21MY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H7619 [16SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H4476 [19MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H5068 [2JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H5319 [11JN]

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

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H5557 [19JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H8868 [8DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H2258 [6MR]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5399 [17JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4064 [13MY]

Motor vehicles: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 4056), H4061 [9MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1720 [10FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H6352 [16JY]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4061 [9MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5319 [11JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H3242 [28AP]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H1720 [10FE]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5363 [12JN]

——— suspend foreign aid until the repeal of resolutions that provide a salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel due to participation in the struggle against occupation (see H. Res. 542), H2914 [3AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H3199 [10AP]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 4396), H2913 [3AP]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H3199 [10AP]

——— 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), H5559 [19JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H5024 [29MY]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H3199 [10AP]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H6353 [16JY]

Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (see H.R. 4899), H5556 [19JN]

——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]

——— update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy (see H.R. 4797), H5068 [2JN]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H7189 [31JY]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 5544), H7882 [18SE]

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), H7456 [11SE]

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), H2991 [7AP]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H4475 [19MY]

Star-Spangled Banner: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2303 [11MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2435 [13MR]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7189 [31JY]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H7939 [12NO]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5073 [5JN]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6353 [16JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H5069 [2JN]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H3199 [10AP]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 5622), H7885 [18SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H5399 [17JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1719 [10FE]

Transportation Security Administration: waive application fee for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities who apply to participate in the Precheck program (see H.R. 5351), H7183 [31JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5319 [11JN]

Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H5559 [19JN]

U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H3144 [9AP]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H5770 [25JN]

Ukraine: provide military assistance (see H.R. 5190), H7456 [11SE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H5399 [17JN]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7901 [19SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H5640 [23JN]

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), H1687 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: require payment to each county a portion of mining royalties received for mining operations in such county (see H.R. 4369), H2853 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see H.R. 3969), H1510 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: review list of veterans designated as former POW (see H.R. 5172), H6744 [23JY]

Medicare: create a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund (see H.R. 4196), H2301 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate health care exchange cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4196), H2301 [11MR]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 5614), H7885 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: require payment to each county a portion of mining royalties received for mining operations in such county (H.R. 4369), H2854 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (H.R. 3969), H1512 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: review list of veterans designated as former POW (H.R. 5172), H6745 [23JY]

Medicare: create a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund (H.R. 4196), H2302 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: eliminate health care exchange cost-sharing subsidies (H.R. 4196), H2302 [11MR]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 5614), H7890 [18SE]

Letters

Simplify EPA solid waste disposal process deadlines and regulations and amend CERCLA relative to State involvement in site remediation and applicability to Federal facilities: R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H101 [9JA]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H97 [9JA]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H97 [9JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5561 [20JN], H9048 [11DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7640 [17SE]

CERCLA: amend relative to applicability to Federal facilities, H96, H99, H101, H103 [9JA]

——— amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action, H96, H99, H101, H103, H106, H107 [9JA]

Dept. of Energy: Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy and administration funding, H5999 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), H5695 [24JN]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 4080), H5695 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2624 [25MR]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2205 [6MR]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), motion to recommit, H2633 [25MR]

——— install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 1044), H5607 [23JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H84 [9JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5999 [9JY]

EPA: prohibit expansion of State waste disposal sites eligible for National Priorities List and preserve ‘‘highest priority facilities’’ listings for cleanup, H106, H107 [9JA]

——— prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal process that increase litigation, reduce funding for cleanup, or delay cleanup of contaminated sites, H107, H108 [9JA]

——— prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal processes that result in fewer cleaned-up sites, do not preserve polluter pays principle, and do not limit toxic chemical exposure, H110 [9JA]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8094 [19NO]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), H96, H99, H101, H103, H106, H107, H108 [9JA]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), motion to recommit, H110 [9JA]

Israel: kidnapping of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization), H5371 [17JN]

Mining and mineral resources: prioritize hiring of veterans and individuals receiving unemployment compensation and utilize equipment and materials manufactured in the U.S. for mining operations, H2633 [25MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1599 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H9048 [11DE]

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), H7640 [17SE]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (H.R. 2819), H7251 [8SE]

Tributes

DeGarmo, Gail, H5562 [20JN]