POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4722 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6691, H6693, H6697 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2398 [13MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6993 [29JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2165 [5MR]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Fall district work period (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during February district work period (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during March district work period (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 524), H2668 [26MR]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1970 [26FE]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (H. Res. 524), H2668 [26MR]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), consideration (H. Res. 717), H7407 [10SE]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2165 [5MR]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6240 [15JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4936 [29MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1583 [4FE]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6773 [24JY]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6773 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Here’s What Reformers Say Is Missing From Congress Cellphone Unlocking Bill, Timothy B. Lee, Washington (DC) Post, H1909 [25FE]

House’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill—Thanks but No Thanks, Jon Healey, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H1910–H1912 [25FE]

Rep. Goodlatte Slips Secret Change Into Phone Unlocking Bill That Opens the DMCA Up for Wider Abuse, Mike Masnick, Techdirt (Internet site), H1908 [25FE]

Unlocking To Get a Vote in Congress, but the Bill Is Flawed, Troy Wolverton, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, H1908 [25FE]

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), H2803 [1AP]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4307), H2695 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8072 [18NO]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H6352 [16JY]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H4686 [20MY]

Armed Forces: allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 4723), H5320 [11JN]

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

——— make determination on enlistment of aliens possessing employment authorization document issued under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 685), H6814 [24JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 24), H7940 [12NO]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H1719 [10FE]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3057 [8AP]

Children and youth: allow State child protective services systems to better serve the needs of children who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 4636), H4686 [20MY]

——— expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 3532), H1772 [11FE]

Colleges and universities: increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4348), H2801 [1AP]

Colorado: require a patent correction involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest to protect bona fide private property rights adversely impacted by a 1949 resurvey (see H.R. 5414), H7296 [8SE]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5399 [17JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4910 [28MY]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Correctional institutions: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities (see H.R. 4618), H4015 [8MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7894 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7389 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4107), H2064 [27FE]

——— 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: award grants to establish STEM Innovation Networks (see H.R. 4828), H5559 [19JN]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 5807), H8932 [9DE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H6297 [15JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5495 [18JN]

——— establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3984), H1544 [3FE]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8868 [8DE]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 3690), H1777 [14FE]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see H.R. 5219), H6976 [28JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H5817 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (see H.R. 4526), H7893 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H4061 [9MY]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H1773 [11FE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H6352 [16JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H5559 [19JN]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H2362 [12MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H4015 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H7894 [18SE]

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

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

——— develop strategy to address factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from certain Central American countries to seek admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 5368), H7183 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3879), H472 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H5187 [9JN]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 4816), H9305 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

——— 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), H7434 [10SE]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H5187 [9JN]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7434 [10SE]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H3242 [28AP]

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), H2149 [4MR]

——— increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3697), H1545 [3FE]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 2692), H474 [15JA]

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

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 1385), H163 [10JA]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H5493 [18JN]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H3448 [6MY]

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

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H224 [14JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2780), H7893 [18SE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H3242 [28AP]

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), H6860 [25JY]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3750), H7189 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H7893 [18SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 5186), H7939 [12NO]

House of Representatives: require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 5334), H7434 [10SE]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3513), H1432 [27JA]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

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]

Iraq: call for urgent international intervention on behalf of Iraqi civilians facing dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution in Nineveh Plain region (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7190 [31JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

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]

ITC: protect domestic industries from abusive patent litigation (see H.R. 4763), H7189 [31JY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4061 [9MY]

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H4910 [28MY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H2098 [28FE]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H5598 [20JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4060 [9MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H5186 [9JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5598 [20JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (see H.R. 1010), H1512 [29JA]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 473), H1592 [4FE]

National Institute of Mental Health: provide funding to support suicide prevention and brain research, including the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative (see H.R. 4075), H2645 [25MR]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 462), H1241 [16JA]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 662), H6035 [9JY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5187 [9JN]

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

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

Real estate: allow State and local financing of energy and water efficiency and renewable energy modifications to privately-owned property through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 4285), H2697 [26MR]

SBA: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 5084), H6217 [14JY]

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

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

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see H.R. 4915), H6816 [24JY]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 4571), H6580 [18JY]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 896), H5399 [17JN]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H7041 [29JY]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H7455 [11SE]

South Sudan: require U.S. activities relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance to support basic human rights of women and women’s participation and leadership (see H.R. 4112), H2611 [24MR]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5250 [10JN]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H7886 [18SE]

Taxation: extend energy credit for certain property under construction (see H.R. 2502), H10325 [16DE]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3318), H2002 [26FE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5249 [10JN]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 2288), H224 [14JA]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7041 [29JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

Terrorism: remove Kurdistan Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organization (see H.R. 4474), H5725 [24JN]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H3941 [7MY]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H2915 [3AP]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H5364 [12JN]

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]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— 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]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H2746 [27MR]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1998), H4785 [21MY]

——— 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), H4910 [28MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 4846), H5318 [11JN]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN] (see H. Res. 678), H6655 [22JY]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate Tenmile Recreation Management Area and Porcupine Gulch Protection Area (see H.R. 5311), H7181 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1241 [16JA]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (see H.R. 4269), H2484 [14MR]

Immigration: reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 4178), H2256 [6MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 743), H7887 [18SE]

Roads and highways: establish requirements relative to marijuana impaired driving (see H.R. 4179), H2256 [6MR]

Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (see H.R. 3817), H20 [7JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 4846), H5319 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (H.R. 3921), H1242 [16JA]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (H.R. 4269), H2485 [14MR]

Immigration: reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (H.R. 4178), H2257 [6MR]

Roads and highways: establish requirements relative to marijuana impaired driving (H.R. 4179), H2257 [6MR]

Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (H.R. 3817), H20 [7JA]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H95 [9JA], H1738 [11FE], H1958 [26FE], H2165 [5MR], H2382 [13MR], H2668 [26MR], H6241 [15JY], H6679 [23JY], H6773 [24JY], H6994 [29JY], H7148 [31JY], H7408 [10SE], H7691 [18SE]

Letters

Water Rights Protection Act: Michael Berry, National Ski Areas Association, H2399 [13MR]

Remarks

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects, H6236 [15JY]

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 4846), H7950 [13NO]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H4703 [21MY]

——— require the President to provide a determination on any extension of the duration of deployment of troops in Afghanistan and a congressional vote on such determination, H4707, H4709, H4711 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 544), H3004, H3005, H3006 [8AP]

CERCLA: amend relative to applicability to Federal facilities, H90 [9JA]

——— amend relative to State consultation on removal and remedial actions, State concurrence with listing on EPA National Priorities List, and State credit for contributions to removal or remedial action, H90 [9JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H7689 [18SE]

Colleges and universities: allow growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H4980 [29MY]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education, H6674 [23JY]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), consideration (H. Res. 575), H3958, H3959 [8MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7953, H7956, H7957, H7958 [13NO]

Copyrights: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (H.R. 1892), H1905 [25FE]

DEA: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H4936, H4937, H4939 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4703, H4707, H4709, H4710 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, H6675 [23JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), H7689 [18SE]

——— allow participating eligible entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to expand an approved project beyond the student maximum, H6693 [23JY]

——— clarify that eligible entities that have been selected to participate in the demonstration program for competency-based education may submit amendments to their approved applications, H6691 [23JY]

——— conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and institutions in rural areas to provide information on applying for demonstration program for competency-based education, H6691, H6692 [23JY]

——— encourage public charter schools, H2374 [13MR]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on how charter schools which receive funding are supporting and enhancing community involvement, H4040 [9MY]

——— increase the maximum number of eligible entities participating in the demonstration program for competency-based education, H6694 [23JY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H6673 [23JY]

——— periodically assess the usability of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) relative to the needs of limited English proficient students, H6697 [23JY]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to alert students when sale of personally-identifiable information may happen, H6696 [23JY]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to show how they are addressing the needs of veterans and Armed Forces members, H6693, H6694 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6673, H6675, H6677 [23JY]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H6673, H6674 [23JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3962, H3965 [8MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4003 [8MY], H6673 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3462 [7MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H4980 [29MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2394, H2397, H2398, H2400 [13MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2376, H2380, H2381 [13MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (H.R. 3461), H7689 [18SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 119), H7404 [10SE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1286), H7689 [18SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7685 [18SE]

——— promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations, H5966 [9JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5966 [9JY], H6673 [23JY]

EPA: simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), consideration (H. Res. 455), H89, H93, H94 [9JA]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), H1735, H1738 [11FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1733, H1735, H1738 [11FE]

Forest Service: maintain access to National Forest System lands for snowmobiles until a travel management rule is finalized, H1583 [4FE]

——— prohibit conditioning ski area permits on transfer or acquisition of water rights on behalf of the U.S., H2376, H2398, H2400 [13MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H6991 [29JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 487), H1956 [26FE]

——— open versus restrictive rules, H7689 [18SE]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8372 [4DE]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H2060 [27FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7135, H7146 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7135, H7146 [31JY]

——— reform, H1731 [11FE], H7407 [10SE], H7689 [18SE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H90, H91 [9JA], H1733 [11FE], H1952, H1956 [26FE], H2060, H2061, H2062, H2063 [27FE], H2165 [5MR], H2381 [13MR], H2653, H2661, H2662, H2663, H2664, H2665, H2666 [26MR], H3005, H3006 [8AP], H3462 [7MY], H3958 [8MY], H6236 [15JY], H6772 [24JY], H6992 [29JY], H7146 [31JY], H8372 [4DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2666 [26MR], H7958 [13NO]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (H.R. 5051), H6238, H6240 [15JY]

Iraq: reaffirm U.S. friendship with the Kurdish people, H7133 [31JY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1951, H1956 [26FE]

Lafayette, CO: anniversary, E1370• [9SE]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3462 [7MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2376, H2379, H2380, H2381 [13MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals through caps on Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, H2376 [13MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H1952, H1954, H1956 [26FE], H7689 [18SE]

Naropa University: anniversary, E1434• [17SE]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (H. Res. 524), H2661, H2665, H2666 [26MR]

NOAA: climate research funding, H4894 [28MY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1951, H1954, H1956 [26FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1905 [25FE], H2662, H2664 [26MR], H3004, H3005, H3006 [8AP], H7139, H7140 [31JY]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2376, H2379 [13MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2162, H2163, H2164, H2165 [5MR]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), consideration (H. Res. 455), H89, H93, H94 [9JA]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H7685 [18SE]

——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7685, H7689 [18SE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4704, H4710 [21MY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (H.R. 3654), H7956 [13NO], E250 [26FE]

——— promote development of renewable energy on public lands (H.R. 596), H7956 [13NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6235, H6238, H6240 [15JY]

Schools: eliminate barriers to charter school enrollment for foster youth or unaccompanied homeless youth, H4033 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4003, H4005 [8MY], H4033, H4034, H4038, H4040 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3962, H3965 [8MY]

——— ensure States require charter schools to collect and disclose same data required of public schools so parents can make informed decision on educational options, H4038 [9MY]

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4894 [28MY], H4936, H4937, H4939, H4980 [29MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1583 [4FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H6238 [15JY]

Taxation: consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6768, H6770, H6772, H6773 [24JY]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 851), H6770, H6771 [24JY], H7689 [18SE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H7685 [18SE]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), consideration (H. Res. 680), H6768, H6770, H6772, H6773 [24JY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (H.R. 4679), H7404 [10SE]

——— permanently extend the research and development credit, H3462 [7MY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3962 [8MY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1905, H1907, H1910, H1912 [25FE]

——— prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale, H1905, H1907, H1910, H1912 [25FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H93, H94 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (H.R. 3546), H2164 [5MR]

Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (H.R. 3817), E41• [10JA]