McCARTHY, KEVIN (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1473 [28JA]

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H2486 [14MR]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (see H.R. 3964), H1510 [29JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: placement of bust of Vaclav Havel in U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 506), H2256 [6MR]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

Dept. of Transportation: suspend Federal funding for California high-speed rail project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available (see H.R. 3893), H1240 [16JA]

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]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4276), H2488 [18MR]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2803 [1AP]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (see H.R. 5781), H8272 [2DE]

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]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2199 [5MR]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2098 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees (see H.R. 4414), H2990 [7AP]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [14JY]

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

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), H3144 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: make permanent the transfer of certain public land to administrative jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, CA (see H.R. 4458), H3195 [10AP]

Congress: appoint day for the convening of the first session of the 114th Congress (see H.J. Res. 129), H7995 [14NO]

House Rules and Manual: print revised edition for the 114th Congress (see H. Res. 753), H7995 [14NO]

SEC: revise definition of a well-known seasoned issuer to reduce worldwide market value threshold under the definition (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [21MY]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: make permanent the transfer of certain public land to administrative jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, CA (H.R. 4458), H3197 [10AP]

SEC: revise definition of a well-known seasoned issuer to reduce worldwide market value threshold under the definition (H.R. 4697), H4784 [21MY]

Letters

Designation of Representative Kevin McCarthy to act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate to reassemble Congress in case of death or inability of the Speaker: Speaker Boehner, H7177 [31JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H6122 [11JY], H6846 [25JY], H7984 [14NO]

——— making consolidated appropriations, H250 [15JA], H8653, H8654 [4DE], H9068 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7438, H7440 [11SE], H7640 [17SE]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense, H6847 [25JY]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), H6845 [25JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7438 [11SE]

Bakersfield, CA: tribute to Bakersfield Christian High School football team, E552• [8AP]

——— tribute to Bakersfield High School football team, E83• [16JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3074 [9AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: Mid-Pacific Region environmental programs funding, H250 [15JA]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1624 [5FE]

Congress: appoint day for the convening of the first session of the 114th Congress (H.J. Res. 129), H7985 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H7984, H7985 [14NO]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6379 [17JY]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 1022), H6846 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 776), H9068 [11DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, H7984 [14NO]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H6379 [17JY]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8653 [4DE]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking, H6844 [25JY]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees, H6844 [25JY]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, H6844 [25JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6844 [25JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2179 [5MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H7440 [11SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4950), H6123 [11JY], H6846 [25JY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 458), H250 [15JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6122 [11JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6122, H6123 [11JY], H6378, H6379, H6380 [17JY], H6844, H6845, H6846, H6847 [25JY], H7176 [31JY], H7412 [10SE], H7438, H7439, H7440 [11SE], H7983, H7984, H7985 [14NO], H8653, H8654 [4DE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 776), H9068 [11DE]

House Rules and Manual: print revised edition for the 114th Congress (H. Res. 753), H7985 [14NO]

Immigration: call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H6124 [11JY]

Kern County, CA, Farm Bureau: anniversary, E1505• [19SE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H9068 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2823 [2AP]

——— 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), H141 [10JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), H6123 [11JY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4008 [8MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H9068 [11DE]

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), H7640 [17SE]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), H6379 [17JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H7984 [14NO]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), H6379 [17JY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4871), H6123 [11JY], H8654 [4DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H6123 [11JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5576• [20JN]

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 (H.R. 5078), H7318 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: selection as majority leader, H7177 [31JY]

Tribute, H7983 [14NO]

Tributes

Carter, Don, E578• [10AP]

Crocker, Julian, E1650• [20NO]

Gianopulos, Pete, E1256• [29JY]

Harvick, Kevin, H8042 [18NO]

Heck, Representative Joseph J., H7858 [18SE]

Janson, Elaine, E816• [22MY]

Rummer, Joanna (Jody), E726• [9MY]

Spradlin, Roger, H7131 [31JY]