PAULSEN, ERIK (a Representative from Minnesota)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H135 [9JA]
——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1094), H1481 [28JA]
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), H2645 [25MR]
Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5081), H6217 [14JY]
——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1776 [14FE]
——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H5827 [3JY]
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), H6657 [22JY]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2962 [4AP]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5319 [11JN]
Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2611 [24MR]
Dept. of Defense: improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H7041 [29JY]
——— provide certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims’ counsel (see H.R. 4863), H5363 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6036 [9JY]
Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5249 [10JN]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 988), H5819 [26JN]
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), H3941 [7MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]
Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 4727), H4828 [22MY]
——— 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: provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4476 [19MY]
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), H6656 [22JY]
ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H4685 [20MY]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H8273 [2DE]
Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (see H.R. 5656), H8932 [9DE]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H4785 [21MY]
——— require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions (see H.R. 4042), H7389 [9SE]
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), H7041 [29JY]
Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H8033 [17NO]
——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5068 [2JN]
——— support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 4494), H3240 [28AP]
——— 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]
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]
Immigration: give judges and certain officials discretionary authority in removal, deportation, ineligibility, or inadmissability proceedings for immediate family members of a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3431), H5399 [17JN]
IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1243 [16JA]
——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]
James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (see H.R. 4926), H5597 [20JN]
James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 4927), H8072 [18NO]
James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway: designate (see H.R. 4926), H5597 [20JN]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4058 [9MY]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5640 [23JN]
Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see H. Res. 534), H2802 [1AP]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7979 [13NO]
——— add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4695), H5065 [30MY]
——— 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), H4476 [19MY]
——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H5495 [18JN]
——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H6036 [9JY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H6400 [17JY]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H7892 [18SE]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H8072 [18NO]
——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6296 [15JY]
——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]
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), H1720 [10FE]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H2854 [2AP]
Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1720 [10FE]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H6860 [25JY]
Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8226 [1DE]
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), H4017 [8MY]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7297 [8SE]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 4736), H4829 [22MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H5073 [5JN]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H474 [15JA]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]
——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H6137 [11JY]
——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7189 [31JY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2258 [6MR]
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), H20 [7JA]
Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see H.R. 4382), H3144 [9AP]
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), H7297 [8SE]
Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 4200), H2746 [27MR]
Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H8033 [17NO]
Tariff: allow import of donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment free of duty or other restrictions for inspection, donation and export of such equipment to countries and organizations in need (see H.R. 4242), H2433 [13MR]
——— eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H6746 [23JY]
——— make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 2139), H3242 [28AP]
——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H7886 [18SE]
Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 4567), H6816 [24JY]
——— exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see H.R. 5645), H7886 [18SE]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H5318 [11JN]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H4476 [19MY]
——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 4878), H6353 [16JY]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2066 [27FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H224 [14JA]
——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H5767 [25JN]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 4719), H4911 [28MY]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4212), H6816 [24JY]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3199 [10AP]
——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3143 [9AP]
——— treat bicycle sharing systems as mass transit facilities for purposes of the qualified transportation fringe benefit (see H.R. 5276), H7125 [30JY]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2802 [1AP]
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]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1243 [16JA]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H2002 [26FE]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7894 [18SE]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]
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), H2645 [25MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (see H.R. 4146), H2147 [4MR]
Medicare: establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3890), H472 [15JA]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 5178), H6745 [23JY]
——— allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in Medicare Advantage medical savings accounts to contribute their own money to their medical savings account (see H.R. 4177), H2256 [6MR]
——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 5767), H8169 [20NO]
——— expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (see H.R. 4555), H3407 [1MY]
——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 4647), H4059 [9MY]
——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4691), H4684 [20MY]
——— provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power (see H.R. 3838), H134 [9JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (H.R. 4146), H2148 [4MR]
Medicare: establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (H.R. 3890), H473 [15JA]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (H.R. 5178), H6745 [23JY]
——— allow Medicare beneficiaries participating in Medicare Advantage medical savings accounts to contribute their own money to their medical savings account (H.R. 4177), H2257 [6MR]
——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (H.R. 5767), H8171 [20NO]
——— expand and make permanent rules relative to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds (H.R. 4555), H3408 [1MY]
——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (H.R. 4647), H4060 [9MY]
——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (H.R. 4691), H4685 [20MY]
——— provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power (H.R. 3838), H135 [9JA]
Letters
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H4511 [20MY]
——— John D. Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, H4511 [20MY]
——— Monika Johnson Hostler, National Alliance To End Sexual Violence, H4511 [20MY]
Lists
United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative participants, E1179• [16JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4019 [9MY]
Remarks
Brooklyn Park, MN: tribute to Park Center High School girls’ basketball team, E526• [4AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3082 [9AP]
Carroll, Jim: French Knight of the Legion of Honor Medal recipient, H8200 [1DE]
Carter, Vednita: Cable News Network (CNN) Heroes honoree, H2683 [26MR]
Children and youth: prevent and address sex trafficking of youth, H5806 [26JN]
——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (H.R. 4980), H6723 [23JY]
——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (H.R. 4058), H4528 [20MY]
Coon Rapids, MN: anniversary of Coon Rapids Lions Club, H3222 [28AP]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H5313 [11JN]
——— manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, H5313 [11JN]
Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 3610), H6 [7JA], H4511 [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8632• [4DE]
Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School football team, E1791• [10DE]
Edina, MN: tribute to Edina High School boys’ golf team, E1043• [20JN]
——— tribute to Edina High School boys’ hockey team, H2287• [11MR]
——— tribute to Edina High School girls’ tennis team, E1787• [10DE]
Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7815 [18SE]
Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (H.R. 5656), H9027 [10DE]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H3225, H3226, H3227 [28AP]
——— importance, H3225, H3226, H3227 [28AP]
Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H166 [13JA]
IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H5505 [19JN]
Medicare: establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (H.R. 3890), H1229 [16JA]
——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H2787 [1AP]
Minnesota: tribute to Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, H2438 [14MR]
Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Hopkins High School boys’ track team, E1004• [17JN]
——— tribute to Minnetonka High School girls’ track team, E995• [17JN]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary, H8632• [4DE]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 627), H3256 [29AP]
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H6 [7JA]
Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H4019 [9MY]
Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H4461 [19MY]
Orono, MN: tribute to Orono High School girls’ soccer team, E1786• [10DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), E356• [11MR]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8632• [4DE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H1649 [5FE], H2824 [2AP]
Peace Corps: anniversary, H2056 [27FE]
Plymouth, MN: tribute to Providence Academy boys’ golf team, E1040• [20JN]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School boys’ cross country team, E1753• [8DE]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School boys’ swimming and diving team, E516• [4AP]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School boys’ tennis team, E1000• [17JN]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School girls’ cross country team, E1752• [8DE]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School girls’ golf team, E1042• [20JN]
——— tribute to Wayzata High School Science Bowl team, H1261 [27JA]
Rare Disease Day: observance, H1925 [25FE]
Rochester, MN: inclusion of Mayo Clinic in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Hospitals’’ list, H6635 [22JY]
Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment, H1700 [10FE]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4006 [8MY]
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 (H.R. 2744), H6 [7JA]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H8322• [3DE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6355 [17JY], E1170• [16JY]
——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations, H6372 [17JY]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6372 [17JY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H7815 [18SE]
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: ratification, H3225, H3227 [28AP]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H3225, H3226, H3227 [28AP]
United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, E1179• [16JY]
Votes: position on missed, H2211• [6MR], H5012• [29MY]
Tributes
Davis, Scot, H45 [8JA]
Frenzel, Bill, H8064 [18NO], H8121, H8123, H8124, H8125 [19NO]
Neis, Susan, H7540 [16SE]
Patrick, Scott, H7306 [9SE]