KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H2696 [26MR]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8133 [19NO]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H9305 [11DE]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H3198 [10AP]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H1938 [25FE]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see H.R. 4630), H4786 [21MY]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H3058 [8AP]

Burma: place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see H.R. 4377), H7893 [18SE]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 5185), H7389 [9SE]

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), H2748 [28MR]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H6816 [24JY]

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), H6860 [25JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H1512 [29JA]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4017 [8MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 3331), H1592 [4FE]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

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), H2566 [21MR]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H3058 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess military vehicle is transferred to State or local firefighting agencies (see H.R. 5483), H7894 [18SE]

——— establish centers of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open-air burn pits (see H.R. 2510), H73 [8JA]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see H.R. 3657), H3242 [28AP]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H2962 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8273 [2DE]

——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 5611), H7885 [18SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6400 [17JY]

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

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 4290), H2644 [25MR]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 2143), H2486 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify and reauthorize Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (see H.R. 4007), H1686 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H2258 [6MR]

Dept. of State: 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), H2854 [2AP]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]

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

——— 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]

——— grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (see H.R. 5342), H7182 [31JY]

——— 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), H7129 [30JY]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H4061 [9MY]

——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6137 [11JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5725 [24JN]

Economy: 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), H1660 [5FE]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H224 [14JA]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H1592 [4FE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7297 [8SE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 4732), H6400 [17JY]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H72 [8JA]

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see H.R. 5521), H7675 [17SE]

——— extend authority to waive certain debts relative to disaster assistance provided to individuals and households (see H.R. 5770), H8225 [1DE]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H2360 [12MR]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H3941 [7MY]

——— clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see H.R. 3819), H136 [9JA]

——— 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), H2148 [4MR]

——— specify that privilege is maintained when information is shared by certain nondepository covered persons with Federal and State financial regulators (see H.R. 5062), H6746 [23JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H6107 [10JY]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H5065 [30MY]

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7894 [18SE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7129 [30JY]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H4830 [22MY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H2199 [5MR]

Intelligence services: end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures (see H.R. 4291), H2644 [25MR]

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

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]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5648), H8171 [20NO]

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), H2803 [1AP]

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

Medal of Honor: award posthumously to Jordan C. Haerter and Jonathan Yale (see H.R. 4233), H5598 [20JN]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H1719 [10FE]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 2827), H4017 [8MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H3199 [10AP]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H6860 [25JY]

——— increase access to ambulance services (see H.R. 5460), H10336 [2JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5024 [29MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H2485 [14MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8273 [2DE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H7434 [10SE]

——— 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), H7893 [18SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7938 [12NO]

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), H1512 [29JA]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H1515 [31JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3199 [10AP]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H4064 [13MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2258 [6MR]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3941 [7MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 4034), H1769 [11FE]

Nazi Party—World War II: deny Social Security and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5706), H7979 [13NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H7434 [10SE]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 5580), H8366 [3DE]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3144 [9AP]

NOAA: provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see H.R. 3869), H223 [14JA]

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 application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H1431 [27JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H7241 [1AU]

——— 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), H5819 [26JN]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H2645 [25MR]

Postal Service: take all appropriate measures to ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 711), H7241 [1AU]

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H2610 [24MR]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7456 [11SE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H2696 [26MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H2065 [27FE]

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), H7389 [9SE]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6108 [10JY]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H6656 [22JY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2611 [24MR]

Taxation: modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H5557 [19JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6746 [23JY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

——— 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), H4017 [8MY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H2962 [4AP]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2696 [26MR]

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

Telecommunications: prohibit interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers (see H.R. 4203), H2301 [11MR]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists and from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7677 [17SE]

——— restrict travel to certain countries where terrorist organizations are active to participate in armed conflict or provide support to entities engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 4223), H7242 [1AU]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5598 [20JN]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 3155), H2258 [6MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see H.R. 5813), H9045 [10DE]

——— reform Board of Visitors (see H.R. 4144), H2147 [4MR]

Ukraine: condemn separatists occupying Donetsk and surrounding territory as terrorists for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and condemn Russia for supplying the arms (see H. Res. 679), H7042 [29JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4970), H5768 [25JN]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 738), H7887 [18SE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7129 [30JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H3241 [28AP]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H1512 [29JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H2199 [5MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H8033 [17NO]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]

Wildlife: 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), H6036 [9JY]

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), H1243 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see H.R. 4615), H4015 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 5620), H7885 [18SE]

——— require collaboration on foreign terrorist organization designations (see H.R. 5348), H7182 [31JY]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

Law enforcement: establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see H.R. 5209), H6859 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 5619), H7885 [18SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5395), H7240 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (H.R. 4615), H4016 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (H.R. 5620), H7890 [18SE]

——— require collaboration on foreign terrorist organization designations (H.R. 5348), H7186 [31JY]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5515), H7676 [17SE]

Law enforcement: establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (H.R. 5209), H6859 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (H.R. 5619), H7890 [18SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (H.R. 5395), H7241 [1AU]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 5395), H7241 [1AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9286• [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7570, H7571 [16SE]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, E1175• [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require collaboration on foreign terrorist organization designations (H.R. 5348), E1298• [1AU]

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, H9286• [11DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H8986 [10DE]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), H2135 [4MR]

Pensions: reform multiemployer pension plan system, H9286 [11DE]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7570, H7571 [16SE]

Ukraine: support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (H.R. 4278), H2729• [27MR]

Tributes

Knight, Robert, E704• [7MY]