LANCE, LEONARD (a Representative from New Jersey)

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), H2803 [1AP]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4693), H7979 [13NO]

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]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H7128 [30JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 3933), H1659 [5FE]

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), H6816 [24JY]

Children and youth: 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), H6297 [15JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4060 [9MY]

Congress: 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), H1481 [28JA]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2746 [27MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 485), H3241 [28AP]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H474 [15JA]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H3199 [10AP]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H3940 [7MY]

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

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H7893 [18SE]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 2143), H2361 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (see H.R. 5105), H6215 [14JY] (see H.R. 5118), H6296 [15JY]

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 (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve health care access and care coordination for veterans (see H.R. 3858), H5073 [5JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3293 [29AP]

——— 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), H5876 [8JY]

Diseases: provide for scientific framework relative to vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 4701), H5399 [17JN]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H1780 [18FE]

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]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H2148 [4MR]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7529 [15SE]

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

FDA: approve certain drugs and biological products for use in a limited population of patients to address increases in bacterial and fungal resistance to drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3742), H2611 [24MR]

——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H2991 [7AP]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1512 [29JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5365 [12JN]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H3292 [29AP]

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), H6657 [22JY]

Health: improve understanding and coordination of critical care health services (see H.R. 2651), H1545 [3FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1252 [23JA]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 772), H9045 [10DE]

——— 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), H1246 [17JA]

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

Insurance: allow individuals to opt out of minimum required health benefits by permitting insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer alternative benefits to the benefits otherwise required (see H.R. 3450), H184 [13JA]

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H8072 [18NO]

Iran: express concerns relative to extending the interim agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 109), H7190 [31JY]

——— 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]

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), H7041 [29JY]

——— 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), H6217 [14JY]

——— 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]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H5319 [11JN]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H5249 [10JN]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H2148 [4MR]

——— 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), H472 [15JA]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2260 [10MR]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H5769 [25JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H5186 [9JN]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H6217 [14JY]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H6037 [9JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H5320 [11JN]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3365 [30AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2855 [2AP]

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]

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

New Jersey: anniversary of founding (see H. Res. 624), H5363 [12JN]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 4221), H4785 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2001 [26FE]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3242 [28AP]

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), H5820 [26JN]

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: 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]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H3199 [10AP]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H184 [13JA]

——— sunset provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors, and repeal risk adjustment for health plans to prevent bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3985), H1773 [11FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H2697 [26MR]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H3941 [7MY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 493), H2065 [27FE]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 4646), H4058 [9MY]

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]

Schools: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 4172), H7041 [29JY]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H4476 [19MY]

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), H7455 [11SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H5769 [25JN]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H4686 [20MY]

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

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), H7128 [30JY]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (see H.R. 4634), H7979 [13NO]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H4434 [15MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7389 [9SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H2854 [2AP]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8133 [19NO]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H4476 [19MY]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2746 [27MR]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H4830 [22MY]

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]

——— promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 3155), H2434 [13MR]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2611 [24MR]

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: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2802 [1AP]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7893 [18SE]

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

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), H7529 [15SE]

——— 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), H7189 [31JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H2611 [24MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Moreell, Ben: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 117), H7887 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impose restrictions on risk corridor program (see H.R. 4406), H2961 [4AP]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3851), H162 [10JA]

——— repeal risk corridor program (see H.R. 5175), H6744 [23JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impose restrictions on risk corridor program (H.R. 4406), H2961 [4AP]

——— repeal provisions establishing a transitional reinsurance program and risk corridors for health plans to prevent taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (H.R. 3851), H163 [10JA]

——— repeal risk corridor program (H.R. 5175), H6745 [23JY]

Remarks

American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, H4009, H4013 [8MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7654 [17SE]

Bateman, Kenneth: Somerset County, NJ, Business Partnership Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E625• [29AP]

Berkeley Heights, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 368 for efforts to assist injured hiker in Harriman State Park, NY, E1028• [20JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3028 [8AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7132 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5682 [24JN]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (H.R. 3670), H7347 [9SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E378• [13MR]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (H.R. 3091), H2004 [27FE]

Hunterdon County, NJ: anniversary, H2741 [27MR]

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, H7031 [29JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (H.R. 938), H2201 [6MR]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (H.R. 5739), H8235 [2DE]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2419 [13MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H2830 [2AP]

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), H7654 [17SE]

Verniero, Lisa and Peter: SAFE in Hunterdon (organization) Evening of Awareness honorees, E452• [26MR]

Tributes

Byrne, Brendan T., H2749• [1AP]

Froehlich, Ralph, E1212• [23JY]

Kallens, Karen, E968• [12JN]

Kuhl, Henry Y., H3415 [6MY]

Niece, Doug, E1267• [29JY]

Parker, Elizabeth, E1261• [29JY]

Price, Clement A., H7942 [13NO]

Price, Mary Sue Sweeney, E92• [16JA]