ROTHFUS, KEITH J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3243 [28AP], H3339 [30AP]
OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1990 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1481 [28JA]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2258 [6MR]
——— 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), H7188 [31JY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1777 [14FE]
Budget: require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4836 [27MY]
Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H4910 [28MY]
Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H2302 [11MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5250 [10JN]
Congress: bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the failure of the President to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H.R. 3857), H1720 [10FE]
Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H5187 [9JN]
Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H184 [13JA]
Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H3199 [10AP]
——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H1481 [28JA]
——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3242 [28AP]
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 (see H.R. 3136), H6217 [14JY]
——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4984), H6217 [14JY]
——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H6217 [14JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for fossil energy research and development programs (see H.R. 4553), H4911 [28MY]
Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H6036 [9JY]
——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7456 [11SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that engage in certain transactions with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 5431), H7619 [16SE]
Dept. of Transportation: extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of propane and other home heating fuels to address shortages (see H.R. 4076), H2149 [4MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H7041 [29JY]
——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H3365 [30AP]
——— 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]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H7188 [31JY]
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), H7189 [31JY]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9304 [11DE]
Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H2258 [6MR]
EPA: assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising revenue for projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 3862), H2362 [12MR]
——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H2258 [6MR]
——— disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H7242 [1AU]
——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5559 [19JN]
——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5320 [11JN]
——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H7242 [1AU]
——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5495 [18JN]
——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]
——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 5077), H7190 [31JY]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7455 [11SE]
FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4685 [20MY]
——— require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information (see H.R. 4978), H7455 [11SE]
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), H2803 [1AP]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5249 [10JN]
——— 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]
——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H5319 [11JN]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 4387), H4785 [21MY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H4910 [28MY]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H3448 [6MY]
FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4836 [27MY]
——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H8133 [19NO]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2485 [14MR]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H5598 [20JN]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H225 [14JA]
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), H1720 [10FE]
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), H7041 [29JY]
——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]
IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H4911 [28MY]
Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 5146), H7129 [30JY]
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), H5877 [8JY]
——— 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), H4685 [20MY]
——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H5877 [8JY]
——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7893 [18SE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H4685 [20MY]
——— 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), H6656 [22JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: end increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion for inmates’ hospital care and apply savings to Medicare Advantage stabilization program to help protect seniors’ choices (see H.R. 5113), H7129 [30JY]
——— implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H2434 [13MR]
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), H2302 [11MR]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]
Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H1719 [10FE]
Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H4061 [9MY]
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1430 [27JA]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5399 [17JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H4910 [28MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]
——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H1687 [6FE]
——— 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]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H73 [8JA]
——— temporarily exempt certain Medicare and Medicaid providers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 5098), H7619 [16SE]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]
Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H4685 [20MY]
Refugees: establish processes for certain aliens located in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 5430), H7677 [17SE]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7456 [11SE]
Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 4200), H4435 [15MY]
Social Security: continue pre-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act flexibility in providing State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage (see H.R. 3931), H2099 [28FE]
Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H4910 [28MY]
Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3243 [28AP]
Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 4333), H7189 [31JY]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7996 [14NO]
Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists and from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 5470), H7677 [17SE]
Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H7189 [31JY]
Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H7189 [31JY]
William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4838), H5318 [11JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis (see H.R. 4043), H1770 [11FE]
Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories and establish mutual national banks (see H.R. 4252), H2483 [14MR]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 3887), H472 [15JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Budget: temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution or pass regular appropriation bills on a timely basis (H.R. 4043), H1771 [11FE]
Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories and establish mutual national banks (H.R. 4252), H2484 [14MR]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 3887), H473 [15JA]
Documents
Declaration of Independence, H5810 [26JN]
Remarks
American Society of Clinical Oncology: recognize anniversary and commitment to cancer research, education, prevention, and patient care, E944• [10JN]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H229 [15JA]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7649 [17SE]
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed and wounded in military action in Iraq, H5507 [19JN]
Budget: deficit, H3036 [8AP]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3036 [8AP]
Cambria County, PA: anniversary, E396• [14MR]
China: urge respect for freedom of assembly, expression, and religion, all human rights and the rule of law, and stop censoring discussion of 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and their violent suppression, H5027 [30MY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H7111, H7112, H7113 [30JY]
——— legislative priorities, H7110, H7111, H7112, H7113 [30JY]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2326 [12MR]
Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4519 [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: importance of maintaining strong National Guard and Reserves, H1232 [16JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4698 [21MY]
——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H3339 [30AP]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4698 [21MY]
——— provide transparency and accountability in deaths of veterans from Legionnaires disease at Pittsburgh, PA, VA medical facility, H3339 [30AP]
——— report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws, H1525 [3FE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3339 [30AP]
Economy: importance of job creation, H6644 [22JY]
EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3138), H6644 [22JY], H7113 [30JY]
——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2180 [5MR]
——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H7111 [30JY]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H229 [15JA]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H7111, H7112, H7113 [30JY]
——— require regulations with negative impact on jobs and wages be subject to heightened review and additional transparency requirements as well as statement from agency head acknowledging such impact, H1991, H1992 [26FE]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6267 [15JY]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2035 [27FE]
Immigration: call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H6313 [16JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7224 [1AU]
——— reform, H8078 [19NO]
Independence Day: observance, H5810, H5811 [26JN]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 3887), H229 [15JA], H7110 [30JY]
Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), H7111 [30JY]
Obama, President: use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8078 [19NO]
OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1991, H1992 [26FE], H7111, H7113 [30JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6356 [17JY], H7919 [12NO]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2832 [2AP]
Power resources: national energy policy, H6644 [22JY]
SEC: revise proposed rule to impose floating net asset value on certain money market funds, H6267 [15JY]
Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2606 [24MR]
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), H7649 [17SE]
Unemployment: rates, H174 [13JA]
Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (H.R. 357), H1525 [3FE]
VFW: anniversary, H7393 [10SE]
Vietnam Veterans of America (organization): tribute to Freedom, PA, Chapter 862 efforts to bring the traveling Vietnam Memorial, ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’, to Beaver County, PA, H7400 [10SE]
Tributes
Anton, Frederick W., III, E252• [26FE]
Cuccia, Demi B., H6939 [28JY], E738• [9MY]
Noll, Charles H. (Chuck), E1084• [26JN]
Sepp, Joseph J., Jr., E1490• [19SE]