MESSER, LUKE (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4033 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (see H. Res. 600), H5187 [9JN]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H3413 [2MY]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4968), H5767 [25JN]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 5555), H7901 [19SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3241 [28AP]

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), H20 [7JA]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H2258 [6MR]

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), H6297 [15JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6036 [9JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H5817 [26JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H6036 [9JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H3293 [29AP]

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]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H5064 [30MY]

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]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see H.R. 4773), H5022 [29MY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H2002 [26FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2149 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H136 [9JA]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 4566), H3446 [6MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7189 [31JY]

——— 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), H7939 [12NO]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7939 [12NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H2803 [1AP]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H135 [9JA]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6217 [14JY]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7893 [18SE]

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), H1246 [17JA]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (see H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H3058 [8AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H2362 [12MR]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6656 [22JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2199 [5MR]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H10336 [2JA]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7894 [18SE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4017 [8MY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H6657 [22JY]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5364 [12JN]

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), H5824 [30JN]

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: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H7893 [18SE]

——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5098), H7041 [29JY]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7894 [18SE]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7456 [11SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H2914 [3AP]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2803 [1AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2097 [28FE]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5364 [12JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1720 [10FE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7125 [30JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4785 [21MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4911 [28MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H1592 [4FE]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H6297 [15JY]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H6656 [22JY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see H. Res. 499), H2198 [5MR]

——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H.R. 4278), H2645 [25MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6656 [22JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H1773 [11FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7189 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see H.R. 4000), H1658 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4775), H5063 [30MY]

Taxation: encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 5477), H7616 [16SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (H.R. 4000), H1659 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 4775), H5064 [30MY]

Taxation: encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 5477), H7618 [16SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H75 [9JA], H1247 [21JA], H1689 [10FE], H2489 [21MR], H10313 [12DE], H10327 [2JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H1247 [21JA], H2489 [21MR], H10327 [2JA]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E498• [2AP]

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H242 [15JA]

Afghanistan: commend election results and encourage credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential run-off election while ensuring safety of voters and candidates (H. Res. 600), H5108 [9JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7649 [17SE]

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, H6313 [16JY]

——— resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (H. Res. 588), H5841• [8JY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6987 [29JY]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2373 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (H.R. 4000), H1600 [5FE]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6682 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (H.R. 4631), H5693• [24JN]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (H.R. 2283), E1264• [29JY]

Draper, Inc.: Healthiest Employer, LLC, America’s Healthiest Workplace award recipient, E162• [4FE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, E1146• [11JY]

Fentz, Kirsten: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts John Cauble Award for Short Play finalist, E686• [6MY]

Girls Inc., of Shelbyville/Shelby County: Girls Inc., Outstanding Affiliate of the Year Award recipient, E804• [21MY]

Greenburg, IN: anniversary of Decatur County YMCA, E922• [9JN]

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC: Dept. of Energy/EPA Energy Star Rating recipient, E62• [14JA]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks, H6586 [22JY]

Journal: question of approval, H6311 [16JY], H6986 [29JY]

Kids Alive (organization): tribute, E167• [5FE]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H3249 [29AP]

National School Choice Week: observance, H1441 [28JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H3951 [8MY]

New Palestine, IN: tribute to New Palestine High School football team, E1761• [9DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2577), H2011 [27FE]

Richmond, IN: anniversary of Lions Club of Richmond, E1342• [8SE]

——— anniversary of Morrisson-Reeves Library, E1381• [10SE]

——— tribute to Manufacturing Matters training program graduates, E236• [25FE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4004 [8MY], H4033, H4034 [9MY]

——— require States explain process for encouraging Charter School Program grantees to open, replicate, and expand high quality secondary charter schools, H4033, H4034 [9MY]

Selma, IN: tribute to Wapahani High School baseball team, E1121• [9JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H242 [15JA]

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), H7649 [17SE]

Taxation: encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 5477), H7540 [16SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 3987), H1729 [11FE]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (H. Res. 499), H2271 [11MR]

——— support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (H.R. 4278), H2728 [27MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H31 [8JA]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (H.R. 4587), H4848 [28MY]

Votes: position on missed, E349• [11MR]

Winchester, IN: tribute to Journey Home veterans homeless shelter, E493• [2AP]

Resignations

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4487 [20MY]

Committee on the Budget (House), H4487 [20MY]

Tributes

Bennett, Kim, E1518• [12NO]

Cronk, Bill, E526• [4AP]

Davidson, Dwayne, H2568 [24MR]

Denbo, Jerry L., E266• [27FE]

Ferguson, Paul W., E882• [30MY]

Finnegan, Don, E239• [25FE]

Goepper, Nick, E67• [14JA]

Hill, Lauren, E1524• [12NO]

Jacobs, Andrew, Jr., H80 [9JA]

Keen, Robert C., E1365• [9SE]

McCammack, Claudina, E731• [9MY]

Mock, Roberta, E118• [27JA]

Nugent, Johnny, H2963 [7AP], E510• [3AP]

Paul, Allen, H2963 [7AP], E510• [3AP]

Rotzien, Jack, E1652• [20NO]

SerVaas, Beurt R., E180• [6FE]

Spears, Jim, H2568 [24MR]