JOLLY, DAVID W. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4911 [28MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H4785 [21MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4476 [19MY]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7455 [11SE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H6746 [23JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H7893 [18SE]

——— authorize use against international terrorism (see H.R. 5415), H7296 [8SE]

——— authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 123), H7296 [8SE]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6815 [24JY]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2249), H3293 [29AP]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 448), H6815 [24JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H3448 [6MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4476 [19MY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 3481), H3409 [1MY]

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), H8366 [3DE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H4064 [13MY]

Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building, Princeton, FL: designate (see H.R. 5030), H5876 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 5631), H7885 [18SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H5769 [25JN]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2962 [4AP]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H6656 [22JY]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5877 [8JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 4594), H5830 [7JY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H6107 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3448 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H3448 [6MY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5768 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4276), H6746 [23JY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H8669 [4DE]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H4476 [19MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3448 [6MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H3198 [10AP]

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), H6297 [15JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H7242 [1AU]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see H.R. 4773), H5022 [29MY]

EPA: clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 4854), H6137 [11JY]

——— 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), H4064 [13MY]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 5266), H7297 [8SE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H6107 [10JY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H6400 [17JY]

Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4030), H7529 [15SE]

Federal agencies and departments: fill Inspector General vacancies (see H.R. 5630), H7885 [18SE]

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

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 5152), H6398 [17JY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1878), H7996 [14NO]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4352), H2801 [1AP]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H7529 [15SE]

——— 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), H5819 [26JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H5819 [26JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H3199 [10AP]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7241 [1AU]

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), H3365 [30AP]

——— provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H6352 [16JY]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4476 [19MY]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6400 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3198 [10AP]

Government: restore the 10-year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset (see H.R. 4491), H3941 [7MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H4064 [13MY]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H5877 [8JY]

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

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 5135), H6397 [17JY]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 5759), H8273 [2DE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 5137), H6657 [22JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H6746 [23JY]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3243 [28AP]

India: recognize importance of 2014 elections (see H. Res. 607), H5495 [18JN]

Insurance: clarify State authority to regulate private flood insurance coverage in order to provide more flexibility and options (see H.R. 4558), H5725 [24JN]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H3198 [10AP]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4476 [19MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6137 [11JY]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H4476 [19MY]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H5877 [8JY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5495 [18JN]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H2991 [7AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8366 [3DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H3241 [28AP]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H2746 [27MR]

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H3293 [29AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2696 [26MR]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 4221), H7297 [8SE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H4476 [19MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H4476 [19MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H3241 [28AP]

——— 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), H6400 [17JY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H6815 [24JY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H5877 [8JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H3243 [28AP]

——— take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7298 [8SE]

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), H6977 [28JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7125 [30JY]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6297 [15JY]

Ships and vessels: establish nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see H.R. 5609), H7885 [18SE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6816 [24JY]

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

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H3364 [30AP]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H6815 [24JY]

——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 3581), H3409 [1MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7128 [30JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H3448 [6MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4061 [9MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8669 [4DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3365 [30AP]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 4237), H7893 [18SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H5823 [30JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H6977 [28JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3199 [10AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2991 [7AP]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H3241 [28AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H6297 [15JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H3058 [8AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H3058 [8AP]

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), H5495 [18JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H6135 [11JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: reform Board of Visitors (see H.R. 4144), H5399 [17JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H7676 [17SE]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5826 [3JY] (see H.R. 333), H3241 [28AP]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6816 [24JY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H6137 [11JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H3293 [29AP]

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), H6135 [11JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H3941 [7MY]

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), H3199 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: expand Coast Guard Junior ROTC Program to include a unit at Pinellas Park High School, Pinellas Park, FL (see H.R. 5493), H7617 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 5413), H7296 [8SE]

FEMA: ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4313), H2695 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5725), H8033 [17NO]

Taxation: establish a maximum rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed on taxpayers (see H.R. 4512), H3291 [29AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted veterans (see H.R. 5284), H7125 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Coast Guard: expand Coast Guard Junior ROTC Program to include a unit at Pinellas Park High School, Pinellas Park, FL (H.R. 5493), H7618 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (H.R. 5413), H7296 [8SE]

FEMA: ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4313), H2696 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 5725), H8033 [17NO]

Taxation: establish a maximum rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed on taxpayers (H.R. 4512), H3292 [29AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted veterans (H.R. 5284), H7127 [30JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3451 [7MY], H4687 [21MY], H7299 [9SE], H7621 [17SE], H8933 [10DE]

Letters

Election of David W. Jolly to the House of Representatives: Gary J. Holland, Florida Dept. of State, H2384 [13MR]

——— Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H2383 [13MR]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H2384, H2431 [13MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1837• [12DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7622 [17SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H6335 [16JY]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3977 [8MY]

Corps of Engineers: coastal nourishment projects funding, H3059 [9AP]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H3059 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8632• [4DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, E1837• [12DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility leases, H6335 [16JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6335 [16JY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4697 [21MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4697 [21MY]

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 (H.R. 5059), H8903 [9DE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H2384 [13MR]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7210 [1AU]

NOAA: Office of Marine and Aviation Operations marine research funding, H4890 [28MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8632• [4DE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 5725), H8036 [18NO]

Reward the Troops, Inc.: tribute, H8147 [20NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4890 [28MY]

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), H7622 [17SE], H8632• [4DE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (H.R. 4450), H6629 [22JY]

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), H7319 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2384 [13MR]

Tributes

Carey, Douglas H., H4816 [22MY]

Parish, Jeff, H6987 [29JY]

Welt, Gary (Doc), H3247 [29AP]