MASSIE, THOMAS (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5544 [19JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274, H6298 [15JY], H6318 [16JY], H7037 [29JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4990 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H224 [14JA]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H3242 [28AP]

——— express that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization by Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor (see H. Con. Res. 3), H6037 [9JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H5187 [9JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H6036 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5091), H6135 [11JY]

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), H5365 [12JN]

——— 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), H7297 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H21 [7JA]

——— 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), H184 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H7938 [12NO]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2962 [4AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H2361 [12MR]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7129 [30JY]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H3293 [29AP]

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]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2962 [4AP]

——— clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 4854), H5362 [12JN]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H8133 [19NO]

——— 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), H5185 [9JN]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H5725 [24JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H474 [15JA]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H3409 [1MY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2611 [24MR]

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: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (see H.R. 4645), H4058 [9MY]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5399 [17JN]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

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

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), H474 [15JA]

FEMA: delay increases in premium rates for certain properties and allow monthly installments for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program and increase funding for affordability study (see H.R. 3693), H1243 [16JA]

Firearms: prohibit gun confiscation and registration (see H.R. 4380), H5399 [17JN]

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), H7980 [13NO]

Immigration: provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

——— 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]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H225 [14JA]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H4061 [9MY]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7297 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7297 [8SE]

——— 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]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1881 [21FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 4367), H3243 [28AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7297 [8SE]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H183 [13JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H7128 [30JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H3940 [7MY]

Syria: express that the President is prohibited from initiating war without express congressional authorization and appropriation of funds for such war (see H. Con. Res. 40), H7940 [12NO]

Taxation: reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H4685 [20MY]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see H.R. 4083), H6977 [28JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H3058 [8AP]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), disapprove last-minute inclusion of new language in Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 706), H7185 [31JY]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H1593 [4FE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H5399 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4307), H2695 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

Taxation: repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3894), H1240 [16JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (H.R. 4307), H2696 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (H.R. 4308), H2696 [26MR]

Taxation: repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (H.R. 3894), H1241 [16JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2613 [25MR]

Letters

National Security Agency gathering of foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, H5545 [19JN]

Memorandums

Open Data Policy—Managing Information as an Asset: OMB, H8093 [19NO]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274 [15JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7645 [17SE]

Armed Forces: remove from Iraq, except for Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 105), H6821 [25JY]

Colleges and universities: allow growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H4980, H4990, H4991 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8372 [4DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5544, H5545, H5546 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5544, H5545, H5546 [19JN], H8372 [4DE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H4980 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4983 [29MY]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing, using, or transporting a firearm, H6274 [15JY], H6318, H6319 [16JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H8093 [19NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274 [15JY], H6318, H6319 [16JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 24), H7590 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 770), H8372 [4DE]

Point of order, H6274 [15JY]

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 (H.R. 3361), H5545 [19JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4980, H4983, H4990, H4991 [29MY]

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), H7645 [17SE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: decision in Palmer v. District of Columbia relative to prohibition on carrying handguns outside the home, H6988 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing, using, or transporting a firearm, H6853–H6857 [25JY]

Statements

Federal Reserve Transparency Act: Ron Paul (2011), H7590 [16SE]

Tributes

McCall, Michael B., E1770• [10DE]