SANFORD, MARK (a Representative from South Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1772 [11FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1777 [14FE]

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: ban new visas to citizens from ebola-affected countries and ban travel to the U.S. for any person who is not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who traveled through an ebola-affected country (see H.R. 5688), H7996 [14NO]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 3382), H2915 [3AP]

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), H1770 [11FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H1432 [27JA]

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]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8226 [1DE]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5138), H7242 [1AU]

——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State and provide the Governor with the right-of-refusal of such transfers (see H.R. 5253), H7129 [30JY]

——— 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), H6816 [24JY]

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]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 26), H2697 [26MR] (see H.J. Res. 41), H3294 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 101), H2746 [27MR]

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), H7041 [29JY]

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5399 [17JN]

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), H7434 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (see H.R. 4803), H5072 [5JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 4803), H5073 [5JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7568 [16SE], H7625 [17SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3109 [9AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3109 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8626 [4DE]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8644 [4DE]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2674 [26MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8626 [4DE]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7852• [18SE]

Public lands: extend State jurisdiction over submerged lands and allow States to grant oil and natural gas leases in the extended area, H7852• [18SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4007 [8MY]

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), H7568 [16SE], H7625 [17SE], H8626 [4DE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 4803), H6604, H6605 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, E158• [4FE], E1158• [15JY]

Tributes

Cheatham, Jeffrey, E161• [4FE]

Steers, Ed, E705• [7MY]