McHENRY, PATRICK T. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1777 [14FE]

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]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (see H.R. 5142), H6398 [17JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4685 [20MY]

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), H4475 [19MY]

Consumers: preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions (see H.R. 2892), H3242 [28AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H1481 [28JA]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7242 [1AU]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3941 [7MY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H2803 [1AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H1243 [16JA]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 640), H7676 [17SE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H8669 [4DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H3293 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H6656 [22JY]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7189 [31JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7676 [17SE]

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]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (see H.R. 5265), H7125 [30JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H2066 [27FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H184 [13JA]

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

——— require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 4466), H4686 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: constitutional amendment to control entitlement spending (see H.J. Res. 126), H7887 [18SE]

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

——— clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see H.R. 3819), H72 [8JA]

——— 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), H3241 [28AP]

——— modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H3941 [7MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5559 [19JN]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4836 [27MY]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 4626), H6977 [28JY]

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), H6816 [24JY]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H20 [7JA]

——— 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), H6859 [25JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H20 [7JA]

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), H1720 [10FE]

International Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see H. Res. 735), H7997 [14NO]

Iran: prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H3941 [7MY]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7129 [30JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2801 [1AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H4685 [20MY]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7297 [8SE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H4785 [21MY]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H20 [7JA]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H135 [9JA]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H4785 [21MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H8365 [3DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7996 [14NO]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2303 [11MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7940 [12NO]

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), H3365 [30AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1659 [5FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2300), H20 [7JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2434 [13MR]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5770 [25JN]

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

SEC: revise regulation D relative to exemptions from registration requirements for certain sales of securities (see H.R. 4570), H3446 [6MY]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 4200), H2962 [4AP]

Social Security: 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), H5559 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H163 [10JA]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4871), H5495 [18JN]

U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H2991 [7AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H3242 [28AP]

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), H3144 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FRS: repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority to restrict mandatory pre-dispute arbitration (see H.R. 4734), H4829 [22MY]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: improve crowdfunding provisions (see H.R. 4564), H3445 [6MY]

SEC: improve small company capital formation laws (see H.R. 4565), H3445 [6MY]

Constitutional authority statements

FRS: repeal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau authority to restrict mandatory pre-dispute arbitration (H.R. 4734), H4830 [22MY]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: improve crowdfunding provisions (H.R. 4564), H3447 [6MY]

SEC: improve small company capital formation laws (H.R. 4565), H3447 [6MY]

Remarks

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4521 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), H8984 [10DE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2032 [27FE]

Lenoir-Rhyne University: tribute to football team, H79 [9JA]

National Charter Schools Week: observance, H3453 [7MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H3453 [7MY]

Shelby, NC: tribute to Crest High School football team, H79 [9JA]

——— tribute to Shelby High School football team, H79 [9JA]

Tributes

Coble, Representative, H7922 [12NO]