McKEON, HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7556 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4718, H4779, H4780 [21MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

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

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H5187 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H5065 [30MY]

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: conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H7893 [18SE]

——— ensure informing of interment of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5369), H7894 [18SE]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H4910 [28MY]

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

Europe: prohibit U.S. military and nuclear energy cooperation with Russia during occupation of Ukraine, support NATO enlargement and conflict resolution, and provide military assistance to Ukraine (see H.R. 4433), H3142 [9AP]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7129 [30JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H4910 [28MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H135 [9JA]

Immigration: provide for repatriation of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5079), H6135 [11JY]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2746 [27MR]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting (see H. Res. 608), H5073 [5JN]

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), H2148 [4MR]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 4995), H5817 [26JN]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H3198 [10AP]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see H.R. 4214), H7129 [30JY]

NATO: encourage continued enlargement (see H.R. 4346), H2744 [27MR]

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]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H5820 [26JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H5065 [30MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5065 [30MY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H5598 [20JN]

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]

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), H6977 [28JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6860 [25JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2199 [5MR]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7389 [9SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H2803 [1AP]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H5364 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: establish national memorial to commemorate victims of St. Francis Dam collapse (see H.R. 5357), H7183 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 4435), H3142 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (see H.R. 5742), H8132 [19NO]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8669 [4DE] (see H. Con. Res. 123), H9044 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

California: establish national memorial to commemorate victims of St. Francis Dam collapse (H.R. 5357), H7187 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H3143 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (H.R. 5742), H8133 [19NO]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 4939), H5640 [23JN]

Letters

Assistance to train and equip vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): several former generals and ambassadors, H7639 [17SE]

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H2773 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), E807•, E808• [21MY], E812•, E813•, E824• [22MY]

——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E808• [21MY]

——— Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E812• [22MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E812• [22MY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E824• [22MY]

——— Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E812• [22MY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E808• [21MY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E824• [22MY]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), E807• [21MY]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E812• [22MY]

——— Representative Mike Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E812• [22MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E807• [21MY]

——— Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Small Business (House), E824• [22MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E824• [22MY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E808• [21MY]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H8387 [4DE]

Remarks

Air Force: prohibit disclosure of proprietary information on C–17 aircraft, H4726 [21MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7557, H7560, H7562, H7566, H7570, H7574, H7575 [16SE], H7639, H7655 [17SE]

Armed Forces: ensure fair wages for defense contractors and prohibit discrimination against women, outsourcing of jobs, high interest student loans, and baggage fees, H4810 [22MY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases, H4673 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8385, H8621, H8628 [4DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4541, H4549, H4673, H4676 [20MY], H4724, H4726, H4731, H4733, H4744, H4745, H4747, H4751, H4769, H4774, H4779, H4780 [21MY], H4810 [22MY], E824• [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), corrections in engrossment, H4812 [22MY]

——— comply with Buy American Act requirements relative to energy produced from solar panels used exclusively by the Dept. or generated from solar devices located on Government property, H4744 [21MY]

——— establish Military Community Infrastructure Program to ease traffic jams around military bases by making public highway improvements, H4733 [21MY]

——— importance of modeling and simulation in maintaining military readiness, H4724 [21MY]

——— take full account of illegal taxes levied by the Afghan government against American companies and establish plan for reimbursement, H4676 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (H.R. 5742), H9051 [11DE]

Fort Bragg, NC: prohibit closing of the Pope Airfield 440th Airlift Wing, H4724 [21MY]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 4939), H7250 [8SE]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (H. Res. 644), H7325, H7327, H7328, H7330, H7333 [9SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), H8652 [4DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 123), H8998 [10DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8385, H8621, H8628 [4DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), unanimous-consent agreement, H8385 [4DE]

POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H4731 [21MY]

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), H7557, H7560, H7562, H7566, H7570, H7574, H7575 [16SE], H7639, H7655 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4544, H4545 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6738 [12DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 113–714), H10334 [2JA]

Condemn Obama Administration and Express Concerns for Failure To Notify Congress Before Releasing Taliban Leaders Detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 113–569), H7180 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4435) (H. Rept. 113–446), H4064 [13MY], H4474 [19MY]

Request Copies of Dept. of Defense Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 649) (H. Rept. 113–547), H6654 [22JY]

Tributes

Kennedy, Sarah, E1451• [19SE]

McKenzie, Patrick T. (Smack), E1390• [11SE], E1400• [15SE]

Rapp, William E., E642• [30AP]

Smith, Representative Adam, H4780 [21MY]