RICE, TOM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H7901 [19SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H4017 [8MY]

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), H3058 [8AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H3058 [8AP]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6746 [23JY]

Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7893 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H136 [9JA]

——— fill Inspector General vacancies (see H.R. 5630), H7885 [18SE]

——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H5639 [23JN]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 5152), H6398 [17JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3829), H134 [9JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6977 [28JY]

——— 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), H2914 [3AP]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H6108 [10JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5024 [29MY]

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

Government: require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 5064), H6105 [10JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5024 [29MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H5024 [29MY]

Immigration: support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6399 [17JY]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide a certain minimum level of income for the State Assistance Program (see H.R. 2727), H6217 [14JY]

Medicare: 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), H4017 [8MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5495 [18JN]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2149 [4MR]

National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 528), H2744 [27MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1659 [5FE]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H5820 [26JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H4061 [9MY]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H474 [15JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H5024 [29MY]

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

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see H.R. 4286), H2697 [26MR]

SBA: clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in loan and related financing programs is permitted (see H.R. 5599), H7884 [18SE]

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), H6656 [22JY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H1242 [16JA]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health care shared responsibility (see H.R. 5262), H7894 [18SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7893 [18SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2746 [27MR]

——— provide for 100 percent bonus depreciation for manufacturing property (see H.R. 4822), H5248 [10JN]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H3293 [29AP]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H4830 [22MY]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H2854 [2AP]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7894 [18SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7041 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Domestic policy: express that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness (see H. Res. 745), H7887 [18SE]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 772), H8868 [8DE]

Proclamations

Constitution Week: by, E1363• [9SE]

Remarks

Ainsworth, Jennifer: South Carolina Teacher of the Year award recipient, E622• [29AP]

Budget: balance, H8070 [18NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3118 [9AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7058 [30JY]

——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H7094 [30JY]

——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7064 [30JY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3118 [9AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H8069 [18NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H8067 [18NO]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (H. Res. 442), H114, H116, H118 [9JA]

Immigration: reform, H8068 [18NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions, H114, H116, H118 [9JA]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs, H8069 [18NO]

Taxation: reduce the corporate income tax rate, H8067 [18NO]

Tributes

Hixenbaugh, Isabella, E703• [7MY]