LANKFORD, JAMES (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5991, H6027, H6037 [9JY], H6053 [10JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6322, H6323 [16JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1473 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 1270), H1431 [27JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H72 [8JA]

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), H1252 [23JA]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2697 [26MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H3941 [7MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3941 [7MY]

Denali Commission: terminate (see H.R. 3589), H474 [15JA]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H1938 [25FE]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see H.R. 4008), H1881 [21FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2065 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (see H. Res. 565), H3449 [6MY]

——— safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1624), H1246 [17JA]

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

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]

Education: 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]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 4317), H2743 [27MR]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 4316), H2743 [27MR]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 4318), H2743 [27MR]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 4315), H2743 [27MR]

EPA: 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]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H5319 [11JN]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H3293 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H224 [14JA]

——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H5639 [23JN]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1511 [29JA]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H3195 [10AP]

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), H134 [9JA]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 4976), H5816 [26JN]

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), H1481 [28JA]

——— modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H6107 [10JY]

——— require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions (see H.R. 4042), H2803 [1AP]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5820 [26JN]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 4301), H2694 [26MR]

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]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H1545 [3FE]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H1481 [28JA]

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]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), 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), H6108 [10JY]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 4573), H4686 [20MY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H2065 [27FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H474 [15JA]

Motor vehicles: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 4056), H1770 [11FE]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3057 [8AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2362 [12MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7041 [29JY]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]

——— 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), H20 [7JA]

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

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

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see H.R. 4382), H3144 [9AP]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see H.R. 4979), H6746 [23JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7980 [13NO]

Schools: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of certain food requirements (see H.R. 5597), H7884 [18SE]

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H2302 [11MR]

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), H6036 [9JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 4866), H5363 [12JN]

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), H6353 [16JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2485 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: rescind unused earmarks (see H.R. 4715), H4828 [22MY]

EPA: allow advanced biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel to satisfy mandates of the renewable fuel program only if domestically produced, and eliminate corn ethanol mandate (see H.R. 4849), H5362 [12JN]

Financial institutions: exempt community banks from certain regulatory requirements, include a community bank representative in the FRS Board of Governors, and create a process to designate a county as a rural area (see H.R. 5786), H8365 [3DE]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 110), H1770 [11FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: rescind unused earmarks (H.R. 4715), H4829 [22MY]

EPA: allow advanced biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel to satisfy mandates of the renewable fuel program only if domestically produced, and eliminate corn ethanol mandate (H.R. 4849), H5363 [12JN]

Financial institutions: exempt community banks from certain regulatory requirements, include a community bank representative in the FRS Board of Governors, and create a process to designate a county as a rural area (H.R. 5786), H8365 [3DE]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (H.J. Res. 110), H1772 [11FE]

Letters

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H2071 [28FE]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H2070 [28FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1945 [26FE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H190 [14JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7648 [17SE]

Budget: balance, H3028 [8AP]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (H.R. 863), H2428 [13MR]

Corps of Engineers: evaulate inventory of projects and determine which projects meet the agency’s goals, H5991 [9JY]

Denali Commission: terminate, H6029 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to make regulations or guidance derived from the cost-benefit analysis contained in certain technical support documents on social cost of carbon, H6053, H6054 [10JY]

——— require disclosure of number of grant proposals or applications submitted and document basis for selection of grant recipient, H6027 [9JY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H2428, H2429 [13MR]

——— importance of job creation, H6646 [22JY]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7012 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5991, H6027, H6029 [9JY], H6053, H6054 [10JY]

EPA: economic impact of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1652 [5FE]

FCC: prohibit funding to change broadcast indecency policies, H6323 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (H.R. 1423), H1902, H1903, H1904 [25FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6322, H6323 [16JY]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H3952 [8MY]

Government regulations: clarify that requirements of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act do not apply if a cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the benefits of a regulation exceeds its costs, H2079, H2080 [28FE]

——— continue to exempt independent agencies from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2077 [28FE]

——— ensure all impacted entities are provided an opportunity for consultation relative to imposing Federal mandates, H2078 [28FE]

——— exempt regulatory actions affecting veterans, seniors, consumers, and communities affected by natural disasters from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2084 [28FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), H2069, H2070, H2073, H2074, H2077, H2078, H2079, H2080 [28FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 899), motion to recommit, H2084 [28FE]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, H85 [9JA]

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), H3905 [7MY]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H231 [15JA]

Memorial Day: observance, H4437 [19MY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H3245 [29AP]

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H85 [9JA]

OSHA: proposed rule relative to workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica, H1945 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2792, H2793 [1AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 3811), H126 [9JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6646 [22JY]

SEC: prohibit funding to study, promulgate, draft, review, implement, and enforce new standards of conduct for brokers, dealers, and investment advisers, H6322, H6323 [16JY]

Supreme Court: 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, H2371 [13MR], H2602 [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), H7648 [17SE]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2428 [13MR]

Tributes

Cockrell, Zona, H4437 [19MY]