ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4775, H4776 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5564 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4912 [28MY], H4982 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement Between the Government of the U.S. and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes: approve amendment (see H.R. 5681), H7937 [12NO]

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 Association for the Advancement of Science: recognize anniversary of Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program and reaffirm commitment to support science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1241 [16JA]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H8171 [20NO]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2098 [28FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H3144 [9AP]

Burma: place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see H.R. 4377), H6107 [10JY]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (see H.R. 3964), H1510 [29JA]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H7528 [15SE]

China: impose sanctions on individuals responsible for serious and ongoing or gross violations of human rights against nationals or their family members and protect universal freedoms (see H.R. 5379), H7894 [18SE]

Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube, USMC Post Office Building, Twentynine Palms, CA: designate (see H.R. 5331), H7182 [31JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H4017 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]

——— expedite delivery of all necessary military equipment, weapons, ammunition, and other needed materials to Kurdish Peshmerga forces to combat and defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (see H. Res. 718), H7388 [9SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services EB–5 regional center program permanent (see H.R. 4659), H6217 [14JY]

Dept. of Transportation: suspend Federal funding for California high-speed rail project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available (see H.R. 3893), H1240 [16JA]

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

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H2991 [7AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H4910 [28MY]

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

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H6976 [28JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H1686 [6FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2065 [27FE]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 2263), H6107 [10JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2199 [5MR]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H5495 [18JN]

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

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5320 [11JN]

Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building, Lompoc, CA: designate (see H.R. 5562), H7883 [18SE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H1938 [25FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H3144 [9AP]

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), H6217 [14JY]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H2362 [12MR]

Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see H.R. 5696), H8273 [2DE]

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 (see H. Res. 442), H1481 [28JA]

Immigration: prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7129 [30JY]

——— provide for repatriation of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5079), H6135 [11JY]

——— 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]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H7456 [11SE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 5747), H8169 [20NO]

Isla Vista, CA: condemn rampage and mass shooting, offer condolences to the community, the victims, and their families, and call for action to prevent such tragedies in the future (see H. Res. 608), H5064 [30MY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 5687), H7937 [12NO]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7456 [11SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2258 [6MR]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H6037 [9JY]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H5495 [18JN]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H1771 [11FE]

Neil Havens Post Office, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 4939), H5639 [23JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see H.R. 5309), H7181 [31JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2988), H2260 [10MR]

Philmore Graham Post Office Building, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 5106), H6215 [14JY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H20 [7JA]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 5544), H7980 [13NO]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs.: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and delays in providing emergency health care (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4911 [28MY]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6977 [28JY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1252 [23JA]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H1515 [31JA]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), H4476 [19MY]

U.S. International Communications Agency: establish (see H.R. 4490), H3240 [28AP]

United Kingdom: support unity, security, and prosperity, express that cooperation with the U.S. is essential to national security, and respect right of Scotland to decide their status in a referendum (see H. Res. 713), H7245 [4AU]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H4061 [9MY]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see H.R. 4254), H6036 [9JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 596), H7434 [10SE]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5109), H6296 [15JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7189 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China: impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and certain associated persons for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the U.S. (see H.R. 5103), H6215 [14JY]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (see H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

——— express support for a referendum on the independence of the Kurdish region (see H. Res. 747), H7900 [19SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 4089), H1937 [25FE]

Constitutional authority statements

China: impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and certain associated persons for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the U.S. (H.R. 5103), H6216 [14JY]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (H.R. 4089), H1938 [25FE]

Lists

Patent Transparency and Improvements Act provisions impacting business and industry, H3288 [29AP]

Remarks

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan, H2479 [14MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7573 [16SE]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1633 [5FE]

——— prohibit decrease in current water supply to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1633 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5564, H5565 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4878 [28MY], H4982, H4985 [29MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3347 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3347 [30AP]

Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, H4053–H4055 [9MY]

Economy: impact of illegal aliens, H8863–H8866 [8DE]

——— impact of illegal immigration on job creation and hiring, H3402 [1MY]

Egypt: political reform, H2480 [14MR]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H4053 [9MY]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism, H7279 [8SE]

Fountain Valley, CA: anniversary of Orange County Sanitation District, E1059• [24JN]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H3401 [1MY]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H5712 [24JN]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H3401–H3403 [1MY]

——— reform, H3400–H3403 [1MY], H8863–H8866 [8DE]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H2478–H2481 [14MR]

——— human rights violations, H2479 [14MR]

——— prohibit assistance funding, H5564 [20JN]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H3285 [29AP]

——— promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), H3285–H3288 [29AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4878 [28MY], H4982, H4985 [29MY]

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), H7573 [16SE]

Ukraine: support independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity (H.R. 4278), H2727 [27MR]

Tributes

Carlson, Ben, E1139• [10JY]

Hall, Representative, H8909 [9DE]