KELLY, MIKE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4750 [21MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6090 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7242 [1AU]

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), H2435 [13MR]

Armed Forces: modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (see H.R. 5832), H9044 [10DE]

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

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), H2300 [11MR]

——— apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H7939 [12NO]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6656 [22JY]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 5111), H6657 [22JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6656 [22JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1881 [21FE]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H6036 [9JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2148 [4MR]

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), H6217 [14JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 5682), H7980 [13NO]

——— 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), H2099 [28FE]

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 (see H.R. 4138), H2147 [4MR]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 5861), H9302 [11DE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H2199 [5MR]

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

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5399 [17JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H5817 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H2001 [26FE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H3292 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 2073), H7619 [16SE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H2258 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (see H. Res. 565), H3941 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see H.R. 4076), H2066 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H2962 [4AP]

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

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7979 [13NO]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see H.R. 4187), H7893 [18SE]

Economy: extend unemployment benefits, approve Keystone XL Pipeline, repeal medical device tax, restore 40-hour work week, and provide reemployment assessments (see H.R. 3885), H472 [15JA]

——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]

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), H2066 [27FE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H7939 [12NO]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8669 [4DE]

——— 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), H6815 [24JY]

——— 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), H5365 [12JN]

——— 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), H6746 [23JY]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H2066 [27FE]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H2098 [28FE]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H8133 [19NO]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H5399 [17JN]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H4684 [20MY]

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

——— establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H1432 [27JA]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H2099 [28FE]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H3364 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H6400 [17JY]

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]

Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories and establish mutual national banks (see H.R. 4252), H4910 [28MY]

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

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2098 [28FE]

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), H7434 [10SE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H7455 [11SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5364 [12JN]

Immigration: 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), H7190 [31JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7129 [30JY]

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

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

——— permit the release of information relative to the status of certain investigations (see H.R. 5420), H7619 [16SE]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1243 [16JA]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 5418), H7619 [16SE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (see H.R. 5419), H7619 [16SE]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks (see H. Res. 657), H6037 [9JY]

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 5146), H7129 [30JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2696 [26MR]

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), H7940 [12NO]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H7529 [15SE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7979 [13NO]

——— 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), H2362 [12MR]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7242 [1AU]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5399 [17JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7619 [16SE]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7456 [11SE]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H7619 [16SE]

——— prohibit further action on the proposed rule on changes to prescription drug benefit programs (see H.R. 4160), H2303 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7676 [17SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4060 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7940 [12NO]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H5877 [8JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6400 [17JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H7676 [17SE]

——— 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), H8932 [9DE]

——— end increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion for inmates’ hospital care and apply savings to Medicare Advantage stabilization program to help protect seniors’ choices (see H.R. 5113), H6400 [17JY]

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), H136 [9JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H7901 [19SE]

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

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8132 [19NO]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H2743 [27MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2743 [27MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H5399 [17JN]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2199 [5MR]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 4805), H5072 [5JN]

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

——— 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 relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5024 [29MY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7456 [11SE]

——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5098), H7619 [16SE]

Pensions: establish a special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (see H.R. 5792), H8932 [9DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5065 [30MY]

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. 4137), H2147 [4MR]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8226 [1DE]

Social Security: continue pre-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act flexibility in providing State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage (see H.R. 3931), H1430 [27JA]

——— prevent disability fraud (see H.R. 5260), H7125 [30JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5494 [18JN]

SSI: condition benefit eligibility of certain older disabled children on school attendance (see H.R. 4617), H4015 [8MY]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H4786 [21MY]

States: test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 4206), H2301 [11MR]

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

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7189 [31JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2696 [26MR]

——— exempt aircraft management services from the ticket tax (see H.R. 5382), H7940 [12NO]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H7241 [1AU]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7886 [18SE]

——— extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit (see H.R. 4785), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H4017 [8MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5073 [5JN]

——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement with respect to such bonds (see H.R. 5347), H7182 [31JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 4333), H5399 [17JN]

——— improve the child tax credit (see H.R. 4935), H5639 [23JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1687 [6FE]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H4061 [9MY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H2566 [21MR]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 5806), H8932 [9DE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H5767 [25JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 4719), H4911 [28MY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4457), H3243 [28AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2853 [2AP]

——— provide exception from passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4855), H5363 [12JN]

——— provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes (see H.R. 4696), H4783 [21MY]

——— provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 886), H2991 [7AP]

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

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H7389 [9SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3243 [28AP]

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), H7041 [29JY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see H. Res. 499), H2198 [5MR]

——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H.R. 4278), H2697 [26MR]

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]

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5318 [11JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: ban new visas to residents of ebola-affected countries and require the President to report on the status of the ebola outbreak (see H.R. 5746), H8169 [20NO]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5072 [5JN]

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), H8132 [19NO]

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

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (see H.R. 5482), H7617 [16SE]

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring energy tax incentives (see H.R. 5775), H8225 [1DE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H2360 [12MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Diseases: ban new visas to residents of ebola-affected countries and require the President to report on the status of the ebola outbreak (H.R. 5746), H8170 [20NO]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (H.R. 4808), H5073 [5JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (H.R. 4367), H2854 [2AP]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system unless it certifies that it has received a proposal that meets certain criteria (H.R. 5737), H8133 [19NO]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (H.R. 5482), H7618 [16SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (H.R. 5285), H7127 [30JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring energy tax incentives (H.R. 5775), H8226 [1DE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (H.R. 4212), H2361 [12MR]

Letters

Save American Workers Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H2883 [3AP]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, H2884 [3AP]

——— Employers for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX) Coalition, H2883 [3AP]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2883 [3AP]

——— Small Business Coalition for Affordable Health Care, H2884 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1464 [28JA]

Adams, Bill: Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E639• [30AP]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (H.R. 724), H36 [8JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H2839, H2841, H2844 [2AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2842 [2AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), H7967 [13NO]

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), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2315 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to contravene Water Resources Development Act Great Lakes harbor maintenance funding requirement, H6090 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4751 [21MY]

——— prohibit U.N. Arms Trade Treaty funding unless treaty has been signed by the President, ratified by the Senate, and implemented by congressional legislation, H4751 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3459 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2625, H2626 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (H.R. 4076), H2104 [4MR]

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

——— report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws, H1525, H1526 [3FE]

Diseases: ban new visas to residents of ebola-affected countries and require the President to report on the status of the ebola outbreak (H.R. 5746), H8149 [20NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H2844 [2AP]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7811 [18SE]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5967 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6090 [10JY]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (H.R. 5764), H8895 [9DE]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2185 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), H2226 [6MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2315 [12MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2036 [27FE]

France: disapprove sale of Mistral class amphibious assault warships to Russia, H4751 [21MY]

Hyundai USA, Inc.: tribute to Hope on Wheels program, E564• [9AP]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1962 [26FE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (H.R. 938), E367• [12MR]

Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation: tribute, H6661 [23JY]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3459 [7MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2463 [14MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit funding to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system, E878• [29MY]

New Castle, PA: tribute to New Castle High School boys’ basketball team, H2918 [4AP]

Nuclear energy: promote advancement, E376• [13MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2463 [14MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), E29• [9JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H2279 [11MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2790, H2791 [1AP], H2870, H2883, H2884, H2888 [3AP]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (H.R. 3771), H2575, H2577 [24MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), E878• [29MY]

Slippery Rock University: anniversary, H2658 [26MR], E418• [24MR]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6373 [17JY]

——— treat charitable contributions made by an individual after the close of the taxable year, but before the tax return due date, as made in such taxable year, H6373 [17JY]

Tech Molded Plastics, Inc.: Plastics News (publication) Processor of the Year award recipient, E315• [5MR], E436• [25MR]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (H. Res. 499), E365• [12MR]

Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (H.R. 357), H1525, H1526 [3FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1678• [6FE], H5203• [10JN], H6168• [14JY], H8967• [10DE]

Tributes

Sekerski, Ryan, H5806 [26JN]