MARCHANT, KENNY (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H21 [7JA]

——— 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]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H163 [10JA]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H21 [7JA]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

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), H2362 [12MR]

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), H5827 [3JY]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H6217 [14JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3409 [1MY]

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]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H2486 [14MR]

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), H5877 [8JY]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H2434 [13MR]

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]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H9045 [10DE]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6036 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H3364 [30AP]

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]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H163 [10JA]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 640), H6107 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2264), H6137 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2001 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 5480), H7894 [18SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2915 [3AP]

——— 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), H6107 [10JY]

Diseases: ban new visas to citizens from ebola-affected countries and ban travel to the U.S. for any person who is not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who traveled through an ebola-affected country (see H.R. 5688), H7937 [12NO]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6815 [24JY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

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), H1515 [31JA]

——— 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), H2066 [27FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H6107 [10JY]

Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H6353 [16JY]

EPA: require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H1243 [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H2002 [26FE]

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

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H7980 [13NO]

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]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5319 [11JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H2746 [27MR]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2696 [26MR]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H6036 [9JY]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7894 [18SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4476 [19MY]

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: prevent organized human smuggling (see H.R. 4961), H6297 [15JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2264), H6137 [11JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6137 [11JY] (see H.R. 5143), H7129 [30JY]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 2602), H6107 [10JY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H6107 [10JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H1512 [29JA]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H6107 [10JY]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5559 [19JN]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5138), H6398 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S. (see H.R. 5114), H6860 [25JY]

IRS: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications with taxpayers (see H.R. 2530), H1938 [25FE]

——— issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H5399 [17JN]

——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 2531), H1938 [25FE]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1720 [10FE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (see H.R. 4091), H6816 [24JY]

——— prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H163 [10JA]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5399 [17JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2991 [7AP]

National security: improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H6108 [10JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 4398), H3941 [7MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H5877 [8JY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H2743 [27MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2743 [27MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H3941 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (see H.R. 4414), H3058 [8AP]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H5495 [18JN]

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), H2149 [4MR]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2914 [3AP]

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), H7455 [11SE]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see H.R. 4979), H5816 [26JN]

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

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H2802 [1AP]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H5824 [30JN]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H2803 [1AP]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H4909 [28MY]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H7980 [13NO]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H1780 [18FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8133 [19NO]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H5820 [26JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H1659 [5FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H5767 [25JN]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H5249 [10JN]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H3293 [29AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H3241 [28AP]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H3293 [29AP]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see H.R. 4078), H2803 [1AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H5364 [12JN]

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

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5820 [26JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H2148 [4MR]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H5249 [10JN]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H2002 [26FE]

——— 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. 303), H6297 [15JY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7619 [16SE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2696 [26MR]

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), H163 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 5236), H7039 [29JY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit from accepting as valid identification an I–862 Notice To Appear form (see H.R. 5440), H7433 [10SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (H.R. 5236), H7040 [29JY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit from accepting as valid identification an I–862 Notice To Appear form (H.R. 5440), H7433 [10SE]

Lists

Texas 24th District Congressional Arts competition finalists, E683• [6MY]

Texas 24th District Congressional Arts competition participating schools and art teachers, E684• [6MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5404 [18JN]

Remarks

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1091), E74• [15JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), E74• [15JA]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to CRJ900 Bombardier aircraft, E795• [21MY]

——— tribute to new direct flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hong Kong and Shanghai, H5257 [11JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3066 [9AP]

Bui, Duy: United Health Foundation Diverse Scholars Initiative scholarship recipient, E1210• [23JY]

Carrollton, TX: R.L. Turner High School recipient of Navy Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award, E813• [22MY]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3456 [7MY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Hockaday School, H3185 [10AP], E536• [7AP]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary, E56• [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H5734 [25JN]

Etihad Airways: tribute to new service at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, E1808• [12DE]

Euless, TX: anniversary of Mid Cities Pregnancy Center, E1340• [8SE]

Exxon Mobil Corp.: National Association of Workforce Boards W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award recipient, E511• [3AP]

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), E262• [27FE]

Furnace, Walter R.: National Association of Federal Credit Unions Paul Revere Award recipient, E1435• [17SE]

Grapevine, TX: anniversary of Grapevine Historical Society, E846• [28MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), E74• [15JA]

Immigration: expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., H6669 [23JY]

——— misconception by illegal immigrants that unaccompanied children and women traveling with minors will not be deported, H5404 [18JN]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H5404 [18JN], H6226 [15JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (H.R. 850), H8230 [2DE]

IRS: prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (H.R. 2531), E264• [27FE]

Irving, TX: tribute to re-opening of Valley Ranch Library, E236• [25FE]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H2310 [12MR]

National MPS Awareness Day: observance, E713• [8MY]

Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8044 [18NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2175• [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2860 [3AP]

Reedy, Jon: National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year award recipient, E278• [28FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E74• [15JA]

Taxation: permanently extend the research and development credit, H3300 [30AP]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 556), H3252 [29AP]

Texas: dedication of U.S. Highway 75 as the Sam Johnson Highway, H2013 [27FE]

——— grand opening of Cypress Waters commercial and residential planned community, in Dallas, Coppell, and Irving, TX, E692• [6MY]

——— tribute to National Association of Music Merchants Foundation ‘‘Best Communities for Music Education’’ honorees, E589• [28AP]

——— tribute to 24th District Congressional Arts competition finalists, E683• [6MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit from accepting as valid identification an I–862 Notice To Appear form (H.R. 5440), H7539 [16SE]

Votes: position on missed, E20• [8JA], E441• [26MR], E1377• [10SE], E1620• [18NO]

Tributes

Blanton, William W., E543• [8AP]

Casey, Jon, E1351• [8SE]

Deoudes, John N., E403• [18MR]

Eskew, Steven, E120• [27JA]

Hogg, Leon, E669• [2MY]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H2013 [27FE]

Miller, Christopher, E66• [14JA]

Paul, Jeff, E1335• [8SE]

Rosholt, Gary W., E1516• [12NO]

Saleh, Mary Lib, E803• [21MY]

Shoffner, Wilson A. (Dutch), E23• [8JA]

Whitehead, Ron, E281• [28FE]

Williams, John, E116• [27JA]

Williamson, Ron, E253• [26FE]

Wright, Irene Dugan, E1165• [16JY]