LOEBSACK, DAVID (a Representative from Iowa)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5368 [13JN]

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), H2991 [7AP]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: encourage Congress to debate and vote on a statutory authorization for any sustained combat role in Iraq or Syria (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8273 [2DE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7675 [17SE]

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), H5830 [7JY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5368 [13JN]

Conservation of natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see H. Con. Res. 95), H7297 [8SE]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4511), H3291 [29AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H3365 [30AP]

——— require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (see H.R. 5705), H8366 [3DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H6107 [10JY] (see H.R. 4622), H5187 [9JN]

——— clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4232), H2697 [26MR]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1481 [28JA]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H5818 [26JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5365 [12JN]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H5187 [9JN]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 4902), H6816 [24JY]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H5365 [12JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H6656 [22JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 2317), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H4061 [9MY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H1481 [28JA]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H1512 [29JA]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5024 [29MY]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see H.R. 3969), H1593 [4FE]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2457), H7189 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H4910 [28MY]

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 4290), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 385), H163 [10JA]

——— support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4064 [13MY]

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), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on adequacy of motor vehicle refueling assistance to disabled individuals and implement regulations in accordance with the results of such study (see H.R. 4992), H5817 [26JN]

——— 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), H4476 [19MY]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H3199 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2645 [25MR]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H2611 [24MR]

——— designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 3554), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide for the repayment of higher education loans for departmental health care professionals (see H.R. 4974), H5768 [25JN]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2611 [24MR]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1843), H2361 [12MR]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 4814), H6860 [25JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H5495 [18JN]

EPA: 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), H7676 [17SE]

——— set reasonable limits on stringency and timing of proposed regulations for new residential wood heaters, forced-air furnaces, and residential masonry heaters (see H.R. 4407), H4911 [28MY]

Executive Office of the President: require development of a National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1127), H3292 [29AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2566 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H4060 [9MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements for railroad hours of service employees (see H.R. 5122), H7041 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 708), H6815 [24JY]

Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 2450), H7128 [30JY]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H73 [8JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5877 [8JY]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H8171 [20NO]

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), H8226 [1DE]

FTC: revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H6036 [9JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7893 [18SE]

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H5319 [11JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H2362 [12MR]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H7901 [19SE]

House of Representatives: mandate all Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner to complete annual ethics training conducted by the Committee on Ethics (House) (see H.R. 5095), H6400 [17JY]

Immigration: repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H3196 [10AP]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6108 [10JY]

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]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4685 [20MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 4014), H5187 [9JN]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H20 [7JA]

Medicare: count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H6217 [14JY]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4762), H7041 [29JY]

——— 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), H1659 [5FE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5024 [29MY]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4067), H4017 [8MY]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 4780), H5063 [30MY]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7041 [29JY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H5319 [11JN]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H5319 [11JN]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H6656 [22JY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H3143 [9AP] (see H.R. 5815), H8931 [9DE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 2969), H4685 [20MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1592 [4FE]

——— 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), H7189 [31JY]

——— suspend application of rebasing of home health prospective payment amounts (see H.R. 4625), H4911 [28MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H6746 [23JY]

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), H6656 [22JY]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H5399 [17JN]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]

Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 518), H7129 [30JY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 697), H7126 [30JY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H2744 [27MR]

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

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 525), H2695 [26MR]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 5580), H8226 [1DE]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5319 [11JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H. Res. 594), H5069 [2JN]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5320 [11JN]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2611 [24MR]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H2302 [11MR]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H7129 [30JY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H6656 [22JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H1515 [31JA]

Schools: encourage school bus safety (see H.R. 4595), H7893 [18SE]

Science: provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H6036 [9JY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H8171 [20NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H5319 [11JN]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H7997 [14NO]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3058 [8AP]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H8273 [2DE]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H6036 [9JY]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with plans developed by nonpartisan service agencies of the legislative branch of State governments (see H.R. 3906), H1240 [16JA]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H4910 [28MY]

——— allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2302 [11MR]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in the dollar limitation on the student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5508), H7894 [18SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1881 [21FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H7893 [18SE]

——— expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 4757), H5365 [12JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7883 [18SE]

——— extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H2486 [14MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6297 [15JY]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H2362 [12MR]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 4647), H7189 [31JY]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (see H.R. 4761), H6297 [15JY]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H5069 [2JN]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1939 [25FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7242 [1AU]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2945), H3144 [9AP]

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

——— promote savings through a credit for low- and middle-income taxpayers who deposit tax refunds into designated savings options (see H.R. 2917), H7389 [9SE]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 5811), H8930 [9DE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1125), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2144), H2434 [13MR]

——— 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), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7980 [13NO]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H6657 [22JY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H6297 [15JY]

——— ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 2493), H3242 [28AP]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H5024 [29MY]

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]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H134 [9JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H4910 [28MY]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 5314), H7181 [31JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 533), H2802 [1AP]

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

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 996), H6297 [15JY]

——— 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), H6977 [28JY]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H5024 [29MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H2433 [13MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7041 [29JY]

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), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House Rules: prohibit Committee on Ethics (House) waiver of requirement to include travel reimbursement information in financial disclosure reports of Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 659), H5876 [8JY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Renewable energy: establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure (see H.R. 4051), H1770 [11FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Renewable energy: establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure (H.R. 4051), H1772 [11FE]

Motions

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2468 [14MR]

Remarks

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, H5967 [9JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit funding for operation, renovation, or construction at Thomson Correctional Facility, H4978 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4734 [21MY]

——— prohibit conversion of previously contracted functions to performance by Federal employees, H4734 [21MY]

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

Medicaid: funding, E1755• [9DE]

Medicare: protect guaranteed benefits and prohibit replacing such benefits with a voucher program, H2468 [14MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), motion to recommit, H2468 [14MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4978 [29MY]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for wind power, H1946 [26FE]

Tributes

Latham, Representative, H8860 [8DE]