MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H3293 [29AP]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1431 [27JA]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H1592 [4FE]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H5072 [5JN]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H21 [7JA]

——— lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H7388 [9SE]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6297 [15JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H21 [7JA]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 1008), H2696 [26MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H4061 [9MY]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

——— require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 4756), H5022 [29MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 25), H1545 [3FE]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H5363 [12JN]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7129 [30JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H6297 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5559 [19JN]

——— improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see H.R. 4086), H5495 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see H.R. 5221), H6976 [28JY]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see H.R. 564), H20 [7JA]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H4785 [21MY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H4785 [21MY]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H163 [10JA]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H2258 [6MR]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H5877 [8JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H1592 [4FE]

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 (see H.R. 2283), H6107 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H5876 [8JY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H6036 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see H.R. 4076), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3600), H21 [7JA]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5768 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 4892), H5494 [18JN]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5817 [26JN]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2697 [26MR]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see H.R. 4841), H5318 [11JN]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H2484 [14MR]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4356), H2801 [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), H6297 [15JY]

Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2258 [6MR]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H2302 [11MR]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

EPA: make permanent the moratorium on certain regulations and fines governing incidental discharges from commercial vessels under a certain size (see H.R. 3464), H224 [14JA]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H7893 [18SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H4476 [19MY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7893 [18SE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see H.R. 3982), H3448 [6MY]

FDA: withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse (see H.R. 4241), H2433 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H1592 [4FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish a moratorium on foreclosure of mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on homes of individuals who have lost their unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4255), H3199 [10AP]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 5345), H7182 [31JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7676 [17SE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6400 [17JY]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 1953), H1938 [25FE]

——— revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H2486 [14MR]

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H3242 [28AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H3292 [29AP]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H3409 [1MY]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6035 [9JY]

International Service Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2066 [27FE]

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 (see H. Res. 657), H6137 [11JY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4058 [9MY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3058 [8AP]

Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5700), H8072 [18NO]

LGBT Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 416), H5725 [24JN]

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3860), H183 [13JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 4590), H5495 [18JN]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H3293 [29AP]

——— ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (see H.R. 5547), H7882 [18SE]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 2123), H3365 [30AP]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H2645 [25MR]

——— provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see H.R. 3912), H1512 [29JA]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H3448 [6MY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 3662), H1687 [6FE]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1515 [31JA]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 4780), H6580 [18JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H3293 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5065 [30MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7676 [17SE]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3292 [29AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2645 [25MR]

——— suspend application of rebasing of home health prospective payment amounts (see H.R. 4625), H7676 [17SE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H1515 [31JA]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 2470), H1592 [4FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1593 [4FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1481 [28JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1719 [10FE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4911 [28MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H184 [13JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]

——— provide for recoupment and reallocation of unspent State grant funds (see H.R. 3884), H472 [15JA]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H1881 [21FE]

——— subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H7389 [9SE]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 270), H4060 [9MY]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1657 [5FE]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H5365 [12JN]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]

Small business: increase lending to small businesses (see H.R. 4652), H4059 [9MY]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1008), H2696 [26MR]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H6137 [11JY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6036 [9JY]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3395), H2645 [25MR]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 4333), H5877 [8JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H7455 [11SE]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4985), H5817 [26JN]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H5830 [7JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3293 [29AP]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H1659 [5FE]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2066 [27FE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H1592 [4FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H184 [13JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H5769 [25JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 533), H2802 [1AP]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7893 [18SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

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), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: improve the Highway Safety Improvement Program (see H.R. 4336), H2744 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H2961 [4AP]

Tremont, ME: remove a use restriction on transferred land formerly a part of Acadia National Park (see H.R. 4527), H3363 [30AP]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5768 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: improve the Highway Safety Improvement Program (H.R. 4336), H2745 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (H.R. 4399), H2961 [4AP]

Tremont, ME: remove a use restriction on transferred land formerly a part of Acadia National Park (H.R. 4527), H3364 [30AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7079, H7084 [30JY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), Senate amendments, H5424 [18JN]

Augusta, ME: tribute to Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E95• [16JA]

Bangor, ME: anniversary of Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, E1426• [16SE]

——— tribute to Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E100• [16JA]

Caribou, ME: anniversary of Cary Medical Center, E1385• [10SE]

Dedham, ME: anniversary of Lucerne Inn, E266• [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: Water Power Program funding, H6012 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E1173• [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (H.R. 4971), H8901 [9DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 4810), H5198, H5200 [10JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5424 [18JN], H7079, H7084 [30JY]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions, H8901 [9DE]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives, H5424 [18JN]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (H.R. 4399), H4695 [21MY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4694, H4698 [21MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4694, H4698 [21MY]

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 (H.R. 5059), H8901, H8904 [9DE]

Ellsworth, ME: tribute to Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce honorees, E874• [29MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6012 [9JY]

Gouldsboro, ME: anniversary, E876• [29MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1821• [12DE]

——— moment of silence in remembrance of Armed Forces members who died in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, during World War II, H4932 [29MY]

Lamey-Wellehan (business): anniversary, E435• [25MR]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E91• [16JA]

Maine: tribute to Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees, E660• [1MY]

——— tribute to public safety dispatchers, E572• [10AP]

——— tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, E944• [10JN]

Maine Women’s Lobby (organization): tribute to Maine Women’s Lobby Gala honorees, E1384• [10SE]

Newport, ME: anniversary, E1080• [26JN]

Presque Isle, ME: anniversary of Aroostook Farm, E1202• [22JY]

Sangerville, ME: anniversary, E978• [12JN]

SBA: tribute to Maine award recipients, E959• [11JN]

South Paris, ME: tribute to Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E323• [6MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (H.R. 4812), H6611• [22JY]

Tremont, ME: remove a use restriction on transferred land formerly a part of Acadia National Park (H.R. 4527), H7271 [8SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: anniversary of Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, E1437• [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1010• [18JN]

Waterville, ME: tribute to Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E614• [29AP]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4920 [29MY]

——— tribute to Flying Tigers, H3059 [9AP]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2197), H2141• [4MR]

Tributes

Carey, Michael, E657• [1MY]

Craven, Margaret, E653• [1MY]

Dobbins, Thelda Kirschner, E537• [7AP]

Warhola, James W., E462• [27MR]

Williams, Don, H3455 [7MY]