SCHWEIKERT, DAVID (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4770 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 4388), H2913 [3AP]

Business and industry: enhance competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and exports through tax relief, regulatory relief, liability relief, and access to abundant and affordable energy supplies (see H.R. 5360), H7183 [31JY]

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

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H4785 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 4006), H1686 [6FE]

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), H7297 [8SE]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H5495 [18JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H2434 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H3292 [29AP]

——— provide for fundamental science, basic research activities, and applied energy research and development (see H.R. 4869), H5641 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H7939 [12NO]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8169 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (see H.R. 4924), H5597 [20JN]

——— take certain land in Pinal County, AZ, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (see H.R. 4018), H1686 [6FE]

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 Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 5480), H7617 [16SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3242 [28AP]

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), H2855 [2AP]

EPA: require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 4957), H5767 [25JN]

Executive branch of the Government: condemn for failure to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H. Res. 652), H5818 [26JN]

FAA: conduct a notice and comment rulemaking before implementing certain policies relative to obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies (see H.R. 4623), H4057 [9MY]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2362 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H7530 [15SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H474 [15JA]

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

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1511 [29JA]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 115), H4784 [21MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5877 [8JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4785 [21MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H21 [7JA]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7129 [30JY]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H5598 [20JN]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H21 [7JA]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H73 [8JA]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H8072 [18NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H73 [8JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5640 [23JN]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6137 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8273 [2DE]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H5399 [17JN]

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), H6108 [10JY]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4375), H2853 [2AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H7618 [16SE]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2021), H2258 [6MR]

Mayo Clinic: anniversary (see H. Res. 534), H2802 [1AP]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H2696 [26MR]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 3681), H6816 [24JY]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 5556), H7940 [12NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 108), H1687 [6FE]

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), H2258 [6MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]

National security: improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H5767 [25JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 4367), H2853 [2AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 4320), H2743 [27MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 4321), H2743 [27MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H4061 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H1719 [10FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H73 [8JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5024 [29MY]

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H2486 [14MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2991 [7AP]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4423), H3409 [1MY]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5552), H7882 [18SE]

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]

SBA: clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in loan and related financing programs is permitted (see H.R. 5599), H7884 [18SE]

Social Security: 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), H8171 [20NO]

Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building, Miami, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4416), H2990 [7AP]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H5597 [20JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H6352 [16JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5186 [9JN]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5820 [26JN]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5078), H6977 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: 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]

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

National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 4882), H5398 [17JN]

Constitutional authority statements

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

National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (H.R. 4882), H5398 [17JN]

Letters

EPA response to subpoena request: Regina McCarthy, EPA, H8095 [19NO]

Secret Science Reform Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8088 [19NO]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8088 [19NO]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H3038 [8AP], H5761–H5765 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY]

——— reform entitlement programs, H5762–H5764 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3038 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives, H3350 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3350 [30AP]

EPA: allow proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon nonpublic information science when responding to emergencies and disasters, H8101 [19NO]

——— allow use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications to issue regulations, H8099 [19NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), H3249 [29AP], H6341 [16JY], H8087, H8088, H8095, H8098, H8099 [19NO]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 4012), motion to recommit, H8101 [19NO]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2187 [5MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H8050, H8051 [18NO]

——— require all scientific and technical information used for rulemaking be made available online before proposing or finalizing new regulations, H8098 [19NO]

——— require reliance on proven technologies when issuing regulations for powerplants, H2187 [5MR]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7119 [30JY]

——— reform, H7118 [30JY]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (H.R. 2431), H1692 [10FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H5761–H5765 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY]

National security: improve border security, H7118 [30JY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (H.R. 2413), H2763 [1AP]

Prescott, AZ: anniversary of Prescott Fire Dept., Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew killed while battling wildfire, H5761 [25JN]

Soul Sanctuary of the Desert (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1764• [9DE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H7602 [16SE]