SCALISE, STEVE (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6081 [10JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H1881 [21FE]

——— provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporate the macroeconomic effects of that measure (see H.R. 1475), H2802 [1AP]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 702), H7184 [31JY]

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), H4830 [22MY]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6977 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H72 [8JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H1246 [17JA]

Dept. of the Interior: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see H.R. 5069), H7676 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 5193), H6813 [24JY]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4685 [20MY]

EPA: 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]

——— remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 524), H2991 [7AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H5319 [11JN]

FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H1880 [21FE]

FDA: ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4430), H4834 [23MY]

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

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5187 [9JN]

Federal aid programs: constitutional amendment to control entitlement spending (see H.J. Res. 126), H7887 [18SE]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H2802 [1AP]

Federal employees: prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H5186 [9JN]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H2802 [1AP]

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), H1593 [4FE]

Fish and fishing: repeal requirement establishing catch limits for Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery (see H.R. 4465), H3941 [7MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2148 [4MR]

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), H1246 [17JA]

Insurance: clarify State authority to regulate private flood insurance coverage in order to provide more flexibility and options (see H.R. 4558), H4830 [22MY]

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), H7129 [30JY]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 683), H7242 [1AU]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1481 [28JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H5249 [10JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1720 [10FE]

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), H5399 [17JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (see H.J. Res. 55), H1246 [17JA]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 108), H1592 [4FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 2192), H5186 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H5024 [29MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3242 [28AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2855 [2AP]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2199 [5MR]

——— require States with failed health care exchanges to reimburse the Federal Government for amounts provided for establishment and operation of such exchanges (see H.R. 4677), H4475 [19MY]

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

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5598 [20JN]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see H.R. 4382), H4017 [8MY]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H3365 [30AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2434 [13MR]

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H2803 [1AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2803 [1AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H1431 [27JA]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3199 [10AP]

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), H6746 [23JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2802 [1AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H2435 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 4795), H5064 [30MY]

Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5319 [11JN]

Government regulations: establish a National Regulatory Budget and an Office of Regulatory Analysis (see H.R. 5184), H6813 [24JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H1776 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

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

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), H5065 [30MY]

Government regulations: establish a National Regulatory Budget and an Office of Regulatory Analysis (H.R. 5184), H6815 [24JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (H.R. 4064), H1777 [14FE]

Letters

Prohibit Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: Representative Richmond, H6081 [10JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7650 [17SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H3102 [9AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3102 [9AP], H3162 [10AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H7847 [18SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 5682), H7969 [13NO]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4492 [20MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H6081, H6082 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2626 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2393 [13MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6081, H6082 [10JY]

EPA: exempt certain rules that protect children and seniors from cancer-causing pollution or cause small business job loss from certain air quality standards, H8144 [20NO]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 4795), motion to recommit, H8144 [20NO]

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5728), H8085 [19NO]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (H.R. 3370), H61 [8JA], H2137 [4MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H2173 [5MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H2173 [5MR]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8638 [4DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7221 [1AU]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7230 [1AU]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1967 [26FE]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2677 [26MR]

NSF: prohibit funding to examine climate effects on tea quality and socioeconomic responses in China and other locations, H4995 [29MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2172 [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2872 [3AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 3811), H147 [10JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H2173 [5MR]

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), H7847 [18SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4005 [8MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4995 [29MY]

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, H2608 [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), H7650 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: selection as majority whip, H7177 [31JY]