LAMBORN, DOUG (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4675, H4679 [20MY], H4718, H4735, H4748, H4751 [21MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5447, H5450 [18JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
U.S. Says Russia Tested Missile, Despite Treaty, Michael R. Gordon, New York (NY) Times, H4736 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see H.R. 4672), H4475 [19MY]
——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H2645 [25MR]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H163 [10JA]
ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 5555), H7940 [12NO]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1243 [16JA]
Business and industry: enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7183 [31JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H7892 [18SE]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]
Colorado Springs, CO: recognize National Museum of World War II Aviation as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 681), H6745 [23JY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H225 [14JA]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H4475 [19MY]
Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H7980 [13NO]
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), H7297 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]
——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H3448 [6MY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H5559 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H2001 [26FE]
——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H7297 [8SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 5164), H6655 [22JY]
Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8169 [20NO]
Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 5766), H8169 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 4616), H7939 [12NO]
——— clarify qualifications of hearing aid specialists (see H.R. 3508), H6977 [28JY]
——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H7041 [29JY]
——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]
——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H7434 [10SE]
——— improve construction of major medical facilities (see H.R. 3593), H2066 [27FE]
——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H3365 [30AP]
——— prohibit payment of bonuses to senior employees until the backlog of disability claims is resolved and establish a commission to evaluate such backlog (see H.R. 4766), H5022 [29MY]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H6860 [25JY]
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]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 4716), H5770 [25JN]
Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]
——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3241 [28AP]
EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H1939 [25FE]
——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]
FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2002 [26FE]
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: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]
Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 115), H4784 [21MY]
——— 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), H1243 [16JA]
Financial institutions: 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), H3293 [29AP]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5725 [24JN]
——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2611 [24MR]
Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 4272), H6217 [14JY]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6816 [24JY]
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]
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), H7041 [29JY]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H3448 [6MY]
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), H6816 [24JY]
——— 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]
——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8366 [3DE]
——— 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]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty (see H. Con. Res. 94), H3058 [8AP]
Iran: express concerns relative to extending the interim agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 109), H7041 [29JY]
——— provide congressional review of nuclear agreements (see H.R. 4967), H5767 [25JN]
Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7190 [31JY]
——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]
Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6106 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding of projects that discriminate against Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines (see H.R. 4581), H6036 [9JY]
——— 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), H6108 [10JY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H5399 [17JN]
Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7892 [18SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: 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), H6296 [15JY]
Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]
Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H3941 [7MY]
Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H5877 [8JY]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]
National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]
National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 4882), H5559 [19JN]
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), H8366 [3DE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1592 [4FE]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H8133 [19NO]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]
Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5363 [12JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H2199 [5MR]
——— 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), H73 [8JA]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H474 [15JA]
——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H2066 [27FE]
——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (see H.R. 3362), H21 [7JA]
Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (see H.R. 4899), H5556 [19JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]
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), H7389 [9SE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H4685 [20MY]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 4047), H6107 [10JY]
Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H7041 [29JY]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6656 [22JY]
Terrorism: designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 5408), H7456 [11SE]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H8171 [20NO]
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), H7297 [8SE]
Ukraine: support democratic and European aspirations and their right to choose their own future free of intimidation and fear (see H. Res. 447), H1432 [27JA]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1431 [27JA]
——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7189 [31JY]
Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H7980 [13NO]
Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (see H.R. 3811), H73 [8JA]
World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H4061 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (see H.R. 5727), H8070 [18NO]
Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Frenkel (see H.R. 5041), H6034 [9JY]
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), H2801 [1AP]
Citations
Medal of Honor awarded to Floyd K. Lindstrom, H5382 [17JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Business and industry: require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (H.R. 5727), H8071 [18NO]
Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Frenkel (H.R. 5041), H6035 [9JY]
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. (H.R. 4357), H2802 [1AP]
Letters
European Union Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities: by, S6936 [2JA]
Remarks
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H459 [15JA]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7563 [16SE]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7080 [30JY]
——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), motion to instruct conferees, H6793 [24JY]
——— ensure free exercise of religion, H4723 [21MY]
Army: National Guard border security funding, H5450 [18JN]
Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (H. Res. 448), H8944 [10DE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H2843 [2AP]
——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H7055 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4675, H4676, H4679, H4680 [20MY], H4723, H4735, H4736, H4737 [21MY], H6040 [10JY]
——— establish that national security is the top priority for the Federal Government and should be the top priority for the use of public lands for military training purposes, H4679, H4680 [20MY]
——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, H6793 [24JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5447, H5448, H5450 [18JN]
——— nuclear weapons nonproliferation program funding, H4675 [20MY]
——— Preservation of the Force and Family Program funding through reductions in Special Operation Command flying hours funding, H5447, H5448 [18JN]
——— take full account of illegal taxes levied by the Afghan government against American companies and establish plan for reimbursement, H4675, H4676 [20MY]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5682 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2623, H2627 [25MR]
——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2206 [6MR]
——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development, H7844 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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 (H.R. 4810), H5198 [10JN]
——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4276), H7585, H7586, H7587 [16SE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 5404), H7578, H7580 [16SE]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6793 [24JY], H7080 [30JY]
——— improve construction of major medical facilities (H.R. 3593), H7581, H7582, H7583, H7585 [16SE]
——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4695 [21MY]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4695 [21MY]
——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527), H6793 [24JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3325 [30AP]
Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), H5383, H5384 [17JN]
Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (H.R. 1216), H5385, H5386, H5387 [17JN]
EPA: economic impact of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1650 [5FE]
——— regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H1650 [5FE]
Immigration: request for emergency funds to address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H6040 [10JY]
Iran: condemn appointment of Hamid Aboutalebi as U.N. ambassador, H3044 [8AP]
——— ensure requirements to cease nuclear enrichment program, ballistic missile program and support of terrorism is part of final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program, H8066 [18NO]
——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, H8066, H8067 [18NO]
——— interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H8064, H8065, H8066 [18NO]
——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, and suspend support for terrorists, H6313 [16JY]
Iraq: proposal to work with Iran to intervene in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) takeover of certain regions of Iraq, H8066 [18NO]
Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mankato, MN: designate (H.R. 3682), H5387, H5388 [17JN]
National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, H6040 [10JY]
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 (H. Res. 644), H7331 [9SE]
PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (H.R. 3375), H5381, H5382, H5383 [17JN]
Power resources: increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5755 [25JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7844 [18SE]
Southern Colorado National VA Cemetery: funding, H3325 [30AP]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H459 [15JA]
——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2608 [24MR]
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), H7563 [16SE]
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. (H.R. 4357), H3044 [8AP]
——— 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. (S. 2195), H3184 [10AP]
U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, E476• [1AP]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): limit implementation funding, H4735, H4736, H4737 [21MY]
Ukraine: provide for costs of loan guarantees (H.R. 4152), H2217 [6MR]
University of Colorado Colorado Springs: anniversary, E1266• [29JY]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2258), H7587, H7588 [16SE]
Women: tribute to pregnancy care centers, H459 [15JA]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 2366), H8257 [2DE]
Tributes
Busey, Marian, E467• [28MR]
Epps, Mary Ellen, E976• [12JN]
Eurnekian, Eduardo, E1484• [19SE]
Goonan, Georgette, E923• [9JN]