RYAN, TIM (a Representative from Ohio)

Articles and editorials

Kaptur’s Ukraine Roots Runs Deep, Tom Troy, Toledo (OH) Blade, E201• [11FE]

Still Going Strong. Gillen a Legend in Kennedy History, Mike McLain, Warren (OH) Tribune Chronicle, E1529• [12NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see H.R. 5616), H7885 [18SE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H8033 [17NO]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H2258 [6MR]

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

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H4830 [22MY]

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

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 5524), H7894 [18SE]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 4305), H2695 [26MR]

Business and industry: provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 5325), H7181 [31JY]

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), H2300 [11MR]

Children and youth: improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see H.R. 3905), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

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]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 5065), H8133 [19NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H8931 [9DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 5242), H7980 [13NO]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 5012), H8033 [17NO]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 1783), H9304 [11DE]

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), H5364 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H6860 [25JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6746 [23JY]

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4509), H3291 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2255 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 274), H4685 [20MY]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3556), H1720 [10FE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1907), H6977 [28JY]

——— issue guidelines relative to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and require Federal agencies to submit reports relative to such guidelines (see H.R. 4378), H2853 [2AP]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see H.R. 3969), H2303 [11MR]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3854), H474 [15JA]

Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]

——— support goals and ideals of Community Development Block Grant Program (see H. Res. 668), H6978 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 5845), H9044 [10DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 5207), H6977 [28JY]

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

——— 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), H1937 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H4435 [15MY]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 5349), H7182 [31JY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 411), H4910 [28MY]

——— 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), H7041 [29JY]

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), H7619 [16SE]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4040), H2258 [6MR]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 2479), H2148 [4MR]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 4169), H2255 [6MR]

——— reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 5587), H7884 [18SE]

Economy: promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see H.R. 3461), H4685 [20MY]

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

EPA: 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), H2962 [4AP]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 5439), H7530 [15SE]

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

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2991 [7AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H4434 [15MY]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions and establish Air Traffic Control Education and Training Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5675), H8273 [2DE]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H3448 [6MY]

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 820), H2645 [25MR]

——— expedite review of pharmaceuticals approved for marketing in the European Union (see H.R. 4918), H5557 [19JN]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1699), H2914 [3AP]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3135), H73 [8JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7389 [9SE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2355), H6297 [15JY]

Food Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 584), H4064 [13MY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H4830 [22MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3241 [28AP]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7619 [16SE]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see H.R. 2160), H2962 [4AP]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4685 [20MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H4685 [20MY]

Immigration: repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H6816 [24JY]

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]

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), H6037 [9JY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H4831 [22MY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H4685 [20MY]

Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office, Dublin, OH: designate (see H.R. 4919), H5557 [19JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H4910 [28MY]

——— establish a demonstration project under which payment may be made to States for expenditures for medical assistance for substance use disorder treatment services (see H.R. 5136), H6397 [17JY]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H5249 [10JN]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H4476 [19MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5598 [20JN]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H7939 [12NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 4035), H2566 [21MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H5187 [9JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7041 [29JY]

——— 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), H7389 [9SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H8071 [18NO]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

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

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 365), H2697 [26MR]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3097), H6297 [15JY]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H4786 [21MY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5650), H8273 [2DE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 767), H8273 [2DE]

National Labor Relations Act: strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain violations (see H.R. 5280), H7125 [30JY]

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), H1511 [29JA]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1246 [17JA]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H7939 [12NO]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see H.R. 4578), H5598 [20JN]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2434 [13MR]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 4648), H4059 [9MY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3929), H4476 [19MY]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Roads and highways: encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 4790), H7980 [13NO]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 72), H4686 [20MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 728), H8072 [18NO]

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), H2488 [18MR]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H7893 [18SE]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7619 [16SE]

——— 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), H7619 [16SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1545 [3FE]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H1780 [18FE]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see H. Res. 587), H6816 [24JY]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H7129 [30JY]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H136 [9JA]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence or addiction (see H.R. 5339), H7182 [31JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6297 [15JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2746 [27MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions relative to energy (see H.R. 5559), H7883 [18SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H7246 [4AU]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H163 [10JA]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H4910 [28MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7676 [17SE]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H7189 [31JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6977 [28JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H4435 [15MY]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 3726), H136 [9JA]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H1481 [28JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H1246 [17JA]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H1939 [25FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H7980 [13NO]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H4476 [19MY]

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

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H7241 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 4427), H3057 [8AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition curricula in medical schools (H.R. 4427), H3057 [8AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6803 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (H.R. 6), H5683 [24JN]

Domestic policy: address rising levels of poverty, H6803 [24JY]

Foreign trade: impact on the economy of shipping U.S. jobs overseas, H8118 [19NO]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin, Jr., Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (H.R. 1813), H2573 [24MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index, H6803 [24JY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E232• [25FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6803 [24JY]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and closer relations with Europe, condemn violence against peaceful protesters, and urge a peaceful solution to current political and economic crisis (H. Res. 447), E201• [11FE]

Votes: correction, E1462• [19SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5392 [17JN]

Tributes

Benincasa, John, E640• [30AP]

Bloom, Verleigh M., E1556• [13NO]

Capobianco, Joseph, E441• [26MR]

Cappuzzello, Joe, E799• [21MY]

Casale, Bob, E503• [3AP]

Covelli, Albert, E958• [11JN]

Ferraro, Richard G., Jr., E1609• [18NO]

Ford, Donald R., Sr., E1598• [17NO]

Fortunato, Jeanette M., E499• [2AP]

Frank, Debbie S., E1417• [16SE]

Gillen, John, E1529• [12NO]

Heltzel, Paul, E1208• [23JY]

Heslop, Nancy Canavan, E842• [28MY]

Hobson, Dave, E841• [28MY]

Kaptur, Representative, E201• [11FE]

Kirk, Joshua S., E1288• [31JY]

Landolfi, Antonette (Toni), E993• [17JN]

Macali, Palmer J. (Barney), E1717• [3DE]

Massullo, Margaret, E71• [15JA]

McCulloch, William M., E194• [11FE]

Peace, Margaret E., E440• [26MR]

Pipino, Delores M., E1683• [2DE]

Proenza, Luis, E843• [28MY]

Sadinski, Mary, E965• [12JN]

Stottler, Herb, E1361• [9SE]

Vukovich, George, E1321• [1AU]