JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4775 [21MY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Can Stop Obama’s Ramp Up to War, Patrick J. Buchanan, American Conservative (publication) (excerpt), H6220 [15JY]

Why Iraq Was a Mistake, Greg Newbold, Time (publication) (excerpt), H6220 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H2696 [26MR]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4307), H2695 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see H.R. 5119), H7893 [18SE]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H3363 [30AP]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 5836), H9044 [10DE]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H7940 [12NO]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H5063 [30MY]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7041 [29JY]

——— ensure TRICARE beneficiaries receive written notice of any change to benefits received under TRICARE (see H.R. 4101), H2486 [14MR]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H1592 [4FE]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H4834 [23MY]

——— remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H. Con. Res. 105), H6135 [11JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 3852), H1720 [10FE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H2695 [26MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3804), H21 [7JA]

BLM: convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with the national forest or public lands (see H.R. 1633), H4476 [19MY]

——— incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 5598), H7884 [18SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

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), H3242 [28AP]

——— delay enforcement of physician supervision regulations for critical access hospitals pending completion of analysis of impact of such regulations (see H.R. 3769), H2611 [24MR]

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

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7188 [31JY]

Colleges and universities: clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 4236), H3941 [7MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7456 [11SE]

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), H2746 [27MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2611 [24MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 778), H5319 [11JN]

——— prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2764), H5073 [5JN]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: exclude ‘‘Choose and Cut’’ Christmas tree producers from the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order (see H.R. 5827), H9044 [10DE]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 5417), H7940 [12NO]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 4142), H2147 [4MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4852), H6036 [9JY]

——— consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5091), H8072 [18NO]

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

——— establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements (see H.R. 5290), H7126 [30JY]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H5824 [30JN]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7894 [18SE]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H2854 [2AP]

——— prohibit closure or reduced operation of military commissary stores and exchange stores (see H.R. 3996), H1773 [11FE]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 649), H6400 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H8033 [17NO]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see H.R. 4008), H1777 [14FE]

——— prohibit use of funds relative to multistate academic content standards (see H.R. 3339), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3714), H2611 [24MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2697 [26MR]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]

——— 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), H2066 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5432), H7432 [10SE]

——— carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4759), H5824 [30JN]

——— carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2855 [2AP]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2854 [2AP]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3672), H1773 [11FE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H21 [7JA]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H6656 [22JY]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H7893 [18SE]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H1939 [25FE]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve health care access and care coordination for veterans (see H.R. 3858), H5065 [30MY]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes (see H.R. 4141), H2611 [24MR]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 5484), H7996 [14NO]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 4408), H6036 [9JY]

——— establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 5054), H7041 [29JY]

——— extend the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 3958), H2258 [6MR]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2486 [14MR]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H6297 [15JY]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H2611 [24MR]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing Grant program for individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 4674), H4475 [19MY]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— make certain clarifications and improvements in academic and vocational counseling programs (see H.R. 3399), H7455 [11SE]

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

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H7938 [12NO]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 4948), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2002 [26FE]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5323), H7181 [31JY]

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), H7939 [12NO]

——— improve health care by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care (see H.R. 3516), H3409 [1MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H1481 [28JA]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7529 [15SE]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1432 [27JA]

——— 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), H1770 [11FE]

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

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 4317), H4476 [19MY]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 4316), H4476 [19MY]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 4318), H4476 [19MY]

——— publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see H.R. 4319), H4064 [13MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 4315), H4830 [22MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H8171 [20NO]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H2258 [6MR]

——— 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), H5362 [12JN]

——— disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H6106 [10JY]

——— 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]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see H.R. 4947), H6108 [10JY]

——— 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]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6656 [22JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2611 [24MR]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7242 [1AU]

FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H3293 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (see H.R. 4645), H6816 [24JY]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 5126), H7456 [11SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5229), H7190 [31JY]

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), H1593 [4FE]

FEMA: require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4352), H4830 [22MY]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H6297 [15JY]

Firearms: modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 4749), H5495 [18JN]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H21 [7JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H2748 [28MR]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see H.R. 4023), H2645 [25MR]

Government regulations: require sunset of certain Federal Government reporting requirements to Congress (see H.R. 4637), H7893 [18SE]

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5523), H7675 [17SE]

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), H1593 [4FE]

Immigration: prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7041 [29JY]

——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6399 [17JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1481 [28JA]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (see H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

——— express support for a referendum on the independence of the Kurdish region (see H. Res. 747), H7900 [19SE]

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

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8133 [19NO]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H2991 [7AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1720 [10FE]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 4590), H4476 [19MY]

Medicare: delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H4476 [19MY]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H7619 [16SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2362 [12MR]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6746 [23JY]

——— suspend application of rebasing of home health prospective payment amounts (see H.R. 4625), H6656 [22JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7940 [12NO]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4632), H4058 [9MY]

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), H7939 [12NO]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H6657 [22JY]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H6297 [15JY]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see H.R. 4988), H5877 [8JY]

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

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3243 [28AP]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 2743), H1777 [14FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2303 [11MR]

National security: report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (see H.R. 4372), H2853 [2AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over Internet domain name system unless it certifies that it has received a proposal that meets certain criteria (see H.R. 5737), H8366 [3DE]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 4398), H3413 [2MY]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 4367), H2853 [2AP]

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), H6297 [15JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H3409 [1MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2199 [5MR]

——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5392), H7389 [9SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H1780 [18FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3812, 3851), H184 [13JA]

——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5098), H7456 [11SE]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2645 [25MR]

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

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

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

Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4423), H5319 [11JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 4142), H2147 [4MR]

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

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see H.R. 5561), H7883 [18SE]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5231), H7389 [9SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H5640 [23JN]

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]

Star-Spangled Banner: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4017 [8MY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H3144 [9AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H5249 [10JN]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H2002 [26FE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1591 [4FE]

——— exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 4089), H1937 [25FE]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3391), H3293 [29AP]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7894 [18SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1545 [3FE]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H2611 [24MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H1481 [28JA]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3413 [2MY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H1512 [29JA]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H3365 [30AP]

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), H6297 [15JY]

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), H2991 [7AP]

——— terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 75), H3364 [30AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7041 [29JY]

U.S. International Communications Agency: establish (see H.R. 4490), H6036 [9JY]

Veterans: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see H.R. 3383), H2260 [10MR]

——— 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]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H1780 [18FE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H2803 [1AP]

——— 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), H6353 [16JY]

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), H5073 [5JN]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H6656 [22JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H184 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H1780 [18FE]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7039 [29JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), disapprove last-minute inclusion of new language in Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 706), H7185 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (H.R. 4068), H1780 [18FE]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (H.R. 5245), H7040 [29JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: cease U.S. assistance, H1723 [11FE], H2613 [25MR], H2750 [1AP], H6584 [22JY]

——— recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, H7046 [30JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7566 [16SE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H1941 [26FE], H5831 [8JY], H7046 [30JY]

——— remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 105), H6387, H6388 [17JY], H6820 [25JY], H6979 [29JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq, H6220 [15JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H4913 [29MY]

——— require the President to provide a determination on any extension of the duration of deployment of troops in Afghanistan and a congressional vote on such determination, H4700, H4701 [21MY], H4913 [29MY]

——— tribute to members from North Carolina killed in military action in Afghanistan, H5831 [8JY], H7046 [30JY]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H1666 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8871 [9DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4913 [29MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4700, H4701 [21MY]

——— establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations to encourage use of assistance dogs by Armed Forces members and veterans, H5452 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5452 [18JN], H5647 [24JN]

——— prohibit funding for combat operations in Afghanistan after certain date, H5647 [24JN]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2954), H1666 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8871 [9DE]

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), H7566 [16SE]

——— express that the President is prohibited from initiating war without express congressional authorization and appropriation of funds for such war, H6220 [15JY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H5191 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H18 [7JA], H1428 [27JA], H7993 [14NO]

Tributes

Coble, Representative, H7920 [12NO]