PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H1473 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8226 [1DE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H6977 [28JY]

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]

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

——— 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), H7128 [30JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H6656 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions (see H.R. 4993), H6353 [16JY]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H2066 [27FE]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (see H.R. 5142), H6398 [17JY]

Conservation of natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3294 [29AP]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7893 [18SE]

Crime: provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H5824 [30JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5399 [17JN]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see H.R. 2178), H1719 [10FE]

——— 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), H6860 [25JY]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H6977 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 4092), H2000 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care (see H.R. 963), H7618 [16SE]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H7676 [17SE]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for operational grants under the School-Based Health Centers Program (see H.R. 2632), H6815 [24JY]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H8365 [3DE]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H7041 [29JY]

——— 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), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5877 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths, define severe maternal morbidity, and eliminate maternal health disparities (see H.R. 4216), H7129 [30JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H6860 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H7892 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H1938 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 445), H7676 [17SE]

——— carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 4706), H4784 [21MY]

——— conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H6400 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out transit accessibility innovation program (see H.R. 5621), H7885 [18SE]

——— designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H1881 [21FE]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H5598 [20JN]

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), H2854 [2AP]

——— 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), H8669 [4DE]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5323), H7181 [31JY]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H7129 [30JY]

——— express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see H. Res. 701), H7184 [31JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H4785 [21MY]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 1041), H1719 [10FE]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (see H.R. 5265), H7125 [30JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4227), H3293 [29AP]

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

FAA: issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 5337), H7182 [31JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H8226 [1DE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 4306), H7242 [1AU]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6217 [14JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H5877 [8JY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H8033 [17NO]

——— enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2101), H6815 [24JY]

——— 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), H8366 [3DE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 223), H2001 [26FE]

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]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H182 [13JA]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2801 [1AP]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2697 [26MR]

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7242 [1AU]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7939 [12NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H2362 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1772 [11FE]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H8669 [4DE]

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

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H3408 [1MY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 563), H3408 [1MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

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

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), H2099 [28FE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 471), H1544 [3FE]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

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: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 842), H6136 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see H.R. 4865), H8931 [9DE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5820 [26JN]

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

Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 1943), H6860 [25JY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H6353 [16JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H5725 [24JN]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4426), H7901 [19SE]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H7940 [12NO]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 5033), H8868 [8DE]

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), H7530 [15SE]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3243 [28AP]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 4664), H5725 [24JN]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H1881 [21FE]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8868 [8DE]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 5504), H8366 [3DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1939 [25FE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8669 [4DE]

——— provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 1851), H72 [8JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2429), H3294 [29AP]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2468), H1938 [25FE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4440), H5824 [30JN]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H8273 [2DE]

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

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 376), H5559 [19JN]

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

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), H6977 [28JY]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H6860 [25JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H6108 [10JY]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H4017 [8MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H4785 [21MY]

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), H2915 [3AP]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1677), H3413 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Americorps: anniversary (see H. Res. 719), H7433 [10SE]

Credit: strengthen certain disclosure requirements for creditors (see H.R. 5639), H7886 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team (see H.R. 5100), H6215 [14JY]

FAA: issue regulations to improve tracking of aircraft in flight (see H.R. 5312), H7181 [31JY]

Homeless: modernize formula and terms for allocations to prevent homelessness for individuals living with HIV or AIDS (see H.R. 5640), H7886 [18SE]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5096), H6215 [14JY]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 5641), H7886 [18SE]

——— disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4529), H3363 [30AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: strengthen certain disclosure requirements for creditors (H.R. 5639), H7891 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team (H.R. 5100), H6216 [14JY]

FAA: issue regulations to improve tracking of aircraft in flight (H.R. 5312), H7185 [31JY]

Homeless: modernize formula and terms for allocations to prevent homelessness for individuals living with HIV or AIDS (H.R. 5640), H7891 [18SE]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (H.R. 5096), H6216 [14JY]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (H.R. 5641), H7891 [18SE]

——— disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (H.R. 4529), H3364 [30AP]

Remarks

American Education Week: observance, E1656• [20NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H442 [15JA], H9276 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7571 [16SE]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H6849 [25JY]

BLM: implement sustainable wild horse and burro management strategy, E648• [30AP]

Budget: reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (H.R. 1871), E557• [9AP]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, E1178• [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H442 [15JA]

——— making continuing appropriations, H9276 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9276 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H5151 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6849 [25JY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6849 [25JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5151 [9JN], E937• [10JN]

Employee Appreciation Day: observance, E327• [6MR]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), consideration (H. Res. 756), H8048 [18NO]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H442 [15JA]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8644 [4DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7162 [31JY], H7222 [1AU]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, E1448• [17SE]

Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (H. Res. 562), E1245• [28JY]

National Wilderness Week: observance, E1448• [17SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E716• [8MY]

Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E722• [8MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4960 [29MY]

Scott, Anne F.: National Endowment for the Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, E1257• [29JY]

Staff: tribute, E327• [6MR]

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), H7571 [16SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 937), H8048 [18NO]

Votes: correction, H5205• [10JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1448• [17SE]

Tributes

Adams, Representative, H7918 [12NO]

Allison, Ferdinand V., Jr. (Pete), E332• [6MR]

Coble, Representative, H7920 [12NO]

Lange, Peter, E901• [2JN]