REED, TOM (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6016, H6037 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8669 [4DE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H3198 [10AP]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H21 [7JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

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), H2435 [13MR]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see H. Con. Res. 66), H73 [8JA]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H2149 [4MR]

——— 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]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 217), H2915 [3AP]

Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4443), H4686 [20MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 5233), H7190 [31JY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H7892 [18SE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H7297 [8SE]

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

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1763), H183 [13JA]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5399 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610, 611), H1481 [28JA]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H7188 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H5364 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 3864), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H1545 [3FE]

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]

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), H8931 [9DE]

Depts. of Education and Justice: prohibit funds from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons (see H.R. 4081), H1937 [25FE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8868 [8DE]

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

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8868 [8DE]

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

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H6217 [14JY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H20 [7JA]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7242 [1AU]

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]

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 (see H.R. 3370), H20 [7JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5495 [18JN]

——— clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see H.R. 3819), H163 [10JA]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2065 [27FE]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1938 [25FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2485 [14MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H20 [7JA]

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]

Iran: prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H3941 [7MY]

IRS: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]

——— issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H7619 [16SE]

——— 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]

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), H6137 [11JY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H9045 [10DE]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H5024 [29MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3144 [9AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7189 [31JY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H7188 [31JY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H6656 [22JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 962), H3292 [29AP]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H7619 [16SE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2258 [6MR]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H7893 [18SE]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 5808), H8868 [8DE]

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), H7996 [14NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

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

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H2065 [27FE]

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

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H6860 [25JY]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H162 [10JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H6815 [24JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7676 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 4137), H2147 [4MR]

Schools: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 4172), H3293 [29AP]

Social Security: 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), H8171 [20NO]

Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 5019), H6108 [10JY]

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

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

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7129 [30JY]

Taxation: allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses (see H.R. 5346), H7182 [31JY]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (see H.R. 4634), H7901 [19SE]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H21 [7JA]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7128 [30JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H474 [15JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H7041 [29JY]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H8932 [9DE]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H21 [7JA]

——— extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4464), H3196 [10AP]

——— improve the child tax credit (see H.R. 4935), H5770 [25JN]

——— 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 certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (see H.R. 4454), H3293 [29AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2434 [13MR]

——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 4453), H3293 [29AP]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H4786 [21MY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 5264), H7894 [18SE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]

——— modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 5806), H8932 [9DE]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4691), H4911 [28MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6217 [14JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4457), H3243 [28AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H2853 [2AP]

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 4429), H3057 [8AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H7619 [16SE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H163 [10JA]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3243 [28AP]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6353 [16JY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5078), H6816 [24JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H2002 [26FE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H2645 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons (see H.R. 5642), H7886 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize public safety and community policing grant program (see H.R. 5643), H7886 [18SE]

EPA: establish grant program to assist communities and local agriculture industry with meeting total maximum daily loads through upgraded sewer and wastewater systems and improved agriculture runoff practices (see H.R. 4739), H4829 [22MY]

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3860), H183 [13JA]

Medicare: modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H5363 [12JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide for required hospice program surveys (see H.R. 5393), H7240 [1AU]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 541), H2914 [3AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefit program towards exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress (see H.R. 3853), H162 [10JA]

——— require States with failed health care exchanges to reimburse the Federal Government for amounts provided for establishment and operation of such exchanges (see H.R. 4677), H4475 [19MY]

Public safety officers: provide disability benefits to officers disabled before enactment of Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (see H.R. 5292), H7126 [30JY]

SSI: condition benefit eligibility of certain older disabled children on school attendance (see H.R. 4617), H4015 [8MY]

States: test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 4206), H2301 [11MR]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H4829 [22MY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 4719), H4828 [22MY]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 5199), H6814 [24JY]

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

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H8868 [8DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons (H.R. 5642), H7891 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize public safety and community policing grant program (H.R. 5643), H7891 [18SE]

EPA: establish grant program to assist communities and local agriculture industry with meeting total maximum daily loads through upgraded sewer and wastewater systems and improved agriculture runoff practices (H.R. 4739), H4830 [22MY]

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (H.R. 3860), H183 [13JA]

Medicare: modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (H.R. 4857), H5364 [12JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (H.R. 5644), H7891 [18SE]

——— provide for required hospice program surveys (H.R. 5393), H7241 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefit program towards exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress (H.R. 3853), H163 [10JA]

——— require States with failed health care exchanges to reimburse the Federal Government for amounts provided for establishment and operation of such exchanges (H.R. 4677), H4475 [19MY]

Public safety officers: provide disability benefits to officers disabled before enactment of Federal public safety officer disability benefits law (H.R. 5292), H7128 [30JY]

SSI: condition benefit eligibility of certain older disabled children on school attendance (H.R. 4617), H4016 [8MY]

States: test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (H.R. 4206), H2302 [11MR]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (H.R. 4933), H5598 [20JN]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (H.R. 4740), H4830 [22MY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H4829 [22MY]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 5199), H6815 [24JY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (H.R. 5082), H6136 [11JY]

Remarks

Alfred State College of Technology, State University of New York: tribute to solar decathlon team, E284• [28FE]

Alfred University: tribute to solar decathlon team, E284• [28FE]

American Red Cross: tribute to response to flooding in Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York, E893• [30MY]

Chautauqua, NY: anniversary of Chautauqua Golf Club, E748• [13MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, H2897 [3AP]

Corning, NY: anniversary of Brown’s Cigar Store, E1650• [20NO]

——— anniversary of Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, E391• [14MR]

Cuba, NY: anniversary of Cuba Chamber of Commerce, E637• [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H7519 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: nondefense environmental cleanup funding, H6017 [9JY]

Elmira, NY: tribute to Susan G. Komen Twin Tiers Region Race for the Cure, E831• [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6017 [9JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of international adoption, E1189• [17JY]

Hathwar, Sriram: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee winner, E920• [9JN]

Ithaca, NY: tribute to citizens for efforts to assist victims after truck crashed into Simeon’s on the Commons (business), E1132• [9JY]

Knappenberger, Kent: Recording Academy GRAMMY Music Educator Award recipient, E159• [4FE]

Medicare: provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (H.R. 4994), H7610 [16SE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2464 [14MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 541), H2893, H2894, H2895, H2896, H2897, H2898, H2899 [3AP]

NO MORE (organization): tribute to NO MORE Week to end domestic violence and sexual assault, H2473 [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2464 [14MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3685), H86 [9JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2884 [3AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, E1306• [1AU]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H4801 [22MY]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (H.R. 606), H6154 [14JY]

Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (H.R. 3765), H5391 [17JN]

Spencer, NY: anniversary of Tioga State Bank, E281• [28FE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H7601 [16SE], E1469• [19SE]

——— making expired tax provisions permanent without offset, H6369 [17JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 4719), H6369 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, E154• [3FE], E1117• [8JY]

Yorkshire, NY: Pioneer Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1082• [26JN]

Tributes

Gallow, William M., E1061• [24JN]

Heineman, Robert, E1690• [2DE]

Ireland, Kurt, E1194• [17JY], E1263• [29JY]

Lewis, Edmond, E327• [6MR]

Proto, Frank, E279• [28FE]

Schnell, Terry, E1263• [29JY]

Schnell, Tony, E1194• [17JY]

Skorton, David, E644• [30AP]