NOEM, KRISTI L. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3355 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5995 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H1431 [27JA]

Armed Forces: extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H8133 [19NO]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H3058 [8AP]

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

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6400 [17JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1780 [18FE]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H8033 [17NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H6108 [10JY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2486 [14MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2611 [24MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H474 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 5417), H7387 [9SE]

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), H8071 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H3241 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

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), H5250 [10JN]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2915 [3AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 4716), H5250 [10JN]

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

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), H7996 [14NO]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7674 [17SE]

——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— 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), H7389 [9SE]

——— 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), H8072 [18NO]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see H.R. 4250), H3293 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require online posting of regulatory fines and provide for judicial review of administrative fines (see H.R. 5791), H9305 [11DE]

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

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H3241 [28AP]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H5073 [5JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5877 [8JY]

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), H7129 [30JY]

Health: 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), H8133 [19NO]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H2098 [28FE]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1720 [10FE]

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

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5320 [11JN]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4067), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7389 [9SE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7190 [31JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1659 [5FE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

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

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H3941 [7MY]

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), H6037 [9JY]

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 the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H3293 [29AP]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H2434 [13MR]

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

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H3144 [9AP]

Social Security: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 2744), H474 [15JA]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5725 [24JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3413 [2MY]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7189 [31JY]

Taxation: extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 4559), H3407 [1MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2066 [27FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H1252 [23JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H7996 [14NO]

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 (see H.R. 5078), H6400 [17JY]

Women: recognize that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women’s health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women (see H. Res. 619), H5318 [11JN]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6400 [17JY]

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), H2002 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 5135), H6397 [17JY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 4953), H5724 [24JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (H.R. 5135), H6399 [17JY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (H.R. 4953), H5725 [24JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1494 [29JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: rural water projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy renewable energy and administration accounts funding, H5995, H5996 [9JY]

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 3610), H4514 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit closure of rural hospitals in high-need areas that are designated as historic landmarks, H3355 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3355 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5995, H5996 [9JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H3224, H3225 [28AP]

——— importance, H3224, H3225 [28AP]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (H.R. 5135), H6726 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), H68 [8JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2871 [3AP]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H3224, H3225 [28AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2410• [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1713 [10FE]