OWENS, WILLIAM L. (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H7129 [30JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H474 [15JA]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7041 [29JY]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see H.R. 3463), H1772 [11FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see H.R. 863), H163 [10JA]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of multifamily housing (see H.R. 5004), H6036 [9JY]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4435 [15MY]

Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building, Springfield Gardens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3957), H1480 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1857), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 4162), H2435 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H20 [7JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 4163), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2645 [25MR]

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), H5185 [9JN]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide additional points on competitive service entrance exam of preference eligible veterans applying for departmental positions (see H.R. 5023), H5875 [8JY]

EPA: 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), H6746 [23JY]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

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

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H5024 [29MY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7297 [8SE]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: make more independent, accountable, and transparent to improve Federal financial accounting concepts and standards (see H.R. 4678), H4684 [20MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6137 [11JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H1243 [16JA]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H73 [8JA]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7434 [10SE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H72 [8JA]

——— 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), H7940 [12NO]

Housing: reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H2855 [2AP]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H3448 [6MY]

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), H6037 [9JY]

Jennings, Thomas: tribute (see H. Res. 514), H2360 [12MR]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H2645 [25MR]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3860), H1659 [5FE]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see H.R. 2676), H3293 [29AP]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H135 [9JA]

——— 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), H73 [8JA]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7041 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H2962 [4AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H4061 [9MY]

——— provide for demostration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3749), H6137 [11JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1720 [10FE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2302), H2434 [13MR]

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H135 [9JA]

National First Responders Day: designate (see H.R. 4109), H2064 [27FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 5503), H7674 [17SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3242 [28AP]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 4736), H6217 [14JY]

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), H5186 [9JN]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1938 [25FE]

Queens, NY: anniversary of 1964 World’s Fair (see H. Res. 552), H3197 [10AP]

SBA: provide for permanent establishment the State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 2333), H1719 [10FE]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2387), H3941 [7MY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H3144 [9AP]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H184 [13JA]

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

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H7189 [31JY]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6037 [9JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H184 [13JA]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 3997), H2149 [4MR]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 5087), H6656 [22JY]

Taxation: allow small employers a credit against income tax for the cost of on-the-job training expenses (see H.R. 4473), H3196 [10AP]

——— extend expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4019), H1686 [6FE]

——— increase and extend new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and enable such credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale (see H.R. 4584), H3446 [6MY]

——— make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 860), H7188 [31JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7996 [14NO]

——— provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4326), H4686 [20MY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H184 [13JA]

Travel and tourism: encourage Canadian tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 3768), H1432 [27JA]

Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H7297 [8SE]

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

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1772 [11FE]

Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2291), H72 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H163 [10JA]

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

Medicare: provide coverage for low vision devices (see H.R. 3975), H1511 [29JA]

Tariff: amend laws relative to goods exported for processing abroad and reimported (see H.R. 5291), H7126 [30JY]

Taxation: exempt foreign pensions from dispositions of investment in U.S. real property (see H.R. 5251), H7039 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Medicare: provide coverage for low vision devices (H.R. 3975), H1512 [29JA]

Tariff: amend laws relative to goods exported for processing abroad and reimported (H.R. 5291), H7128 [30JY]

Taxation: exempt foreign pensions from dispositions of investment in U.S. real property (H.R. 5251), H7040 [29JY]

Remarks

Adams, NY: tribute to residents, businesses, first responders, and emergency service organizations for assistance rendered to stranded motorists during major snowstorm, E105• [17JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7570 [16SE]

Clarkson University: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E492• [2AP]

Shen Yun Performing Arts (dance company): tribute, E490• [2AP]

State University of New York Plattsburgh: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E498• [2AP]

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), H7570 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1833 [12DE]

Tributes

Booth, Sara L.S. and Christopher H. (Kit), E1355• [8SE]

Macdonald, John A., E1623• [18NO]

Parks, Dorothy, E1131• [9JY], E1187• [17JY]

VanCour, Gary R., E1352• [8SE]