STEWART, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H8060 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4476 [19MY]

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

BLM: provide protections and certainty for private landowners relative to resurveying certain Federal land (see H.R. 5075), H6977 [28JY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H6860 [25JY]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H1243 [16JA]

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), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H1659 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2302 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 5164), H6655 [22JY]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H2002 [26FE]

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 Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H73 [8JA]

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), H5250 [10JN]

——— give priority for new national cemeteries to States without a national cemetery or areas with large veteran populations (see H.R. 4712), H4784 [21MY]

——— permit certain Armed Forces members discharged or released due to service-connected disability to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 883), H1772 [11FE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2066 [27FE]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 5157), H6398 [17JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 4716), H4828 [22MY]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H7389 [9SE]

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

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), H2746 [27MR]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 2710), H1481 [28JA]

——— 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]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2611 [24MR]

Executive branch of the Government: condemn for failure to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H. Res. 652), H5877 [8JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7939 [12NO]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H2002 [26FE]

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

——— establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H1432 [27JA]

——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5877 [8JY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H6297 [15JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4434 [15MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H2802 [1AP]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H9045 [10DE]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 4272), H6036 [9JY]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2362 [12MR]

FRS: 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), H7434 [10SE]

Government regulations: require sunset of certain Federal Government reporting requirements to Congress (see H.R. 4637), H4831 [22MY]

Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7940 [12NO]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H4686 [20MY]

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), H6217 [14JY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H2696 [26MR]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 477), H2610 [24MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H3941 [7MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H21 [7JA]

Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H2302 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H6217 [14JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H2302 [11MR]

——— 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), H7434 [10SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H7894 [18SE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H6037 [9JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4785 [21MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1481 [28JA]

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]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H6656 [22JY]

Obama, President: condemn failure to notify Congress before releasing Taliban leaders detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and express concerns over their release and repercussions of negotiating with terrorists (see H. Res. 644), H5820 [26JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H7189 [31JY]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H6217 [14JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H1515 [31JA]

——— 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), H6297 [15JY]

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

Petroleum: repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 4349), H5073 [5JN]

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), H7434 [10SE]

Public lands: improve transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving the sale, exchange, or other disposal of certain public lands or acquisition of non-Federal lands (see H.R. 5074), H6977 [28JY]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4423), H3199 [10AP]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H4834 [23MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2611 [24MR]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 4933), H6108 [10JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7434 [10SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H4685 [20MY]

——— provide for improved compliance with the requirements of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5070), H6106 [10JY]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1938 [25FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H1242 [16JA]

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), H6352 [16JY]

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3397), H2258 [6MR]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7940 [12NO]

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H1243 [16JA]

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), H6746 [23JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2148 [4MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H6217 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 5058), H6105 [10JY]

Endangered species: require, in counting the species in a State for determining whether the species is endangered or threatened, inclusion of the number of the species on State and private lands (see H.R. 4256), H2484 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H5639 [23JN]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H4684 [20MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 5058), H6106 [10JY]

Endangered species: require, in counting the species in a State for determining whether the species is endangered or threatened, inclusion of the number of the species on State and private lands (H.R. 4256), H2485 [14MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (H.R. 4934), H5640 [23JN]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (H.R. 4682), H4684 [20MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H185 [14JA], H5821 [30JN], H7043 [30JY], H8227 [2DE]

Letters

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: American Alliance for Innovation, H8059 [18NO]

——— Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H8058 [18NO]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H8059 [18NO]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8058 [18NO]

——— Ross Eisenberg, National Association of Manufacturers, H8059 [18NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5821 [30JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9068 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7567 [16SE]

Budget: deficit, H8289 [3DE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2928 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: limit retirement of A–10 aircraft, H5486 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5486 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 776), H9068 [11DE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H3250 [29AP]

——— impact of tax cuts, H2928 [4AP]

——— U.S. ranking internationally relative to economically free nations, H241 [15JA]

Endangered species: require, in counting the species in a State for determining whether the species is endangered or threatened, inclusion of the number of the species on State and private lands (H.R. 4256), H7014 [29JY]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7014 [29JY]

EPA: economic impact of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1650 [5FE]

——— prohibit members of corporations and trade associations from serving on the Scientific Advisory Board if they represent an entity that has a financial interest in the outcome of Board decisions, H8062 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), H8052, H8055, H8056, H8057, H8058, H8059, H8060, H8061 [18NO]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1422), motion to recommit, H8062 [18NO]

FDA: expedite approval of certain pharmaceuticals and experimental treatments used in cancer treatments, E1424• [16SE]

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 (H. Res. 442), H115 [9JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 776), H9068 [11DE]

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, H7027, H7028, H7029, H7033 [29JY]

Journal: question of approval, H7662 [17SE]

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

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2309 [12MR]

Olympic Games: tribute to U.S. athletes for participation, H2012 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions, H115 [9JA]

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), H7567 [16SE]

Utah: tribute to Utah athletes for participation in Olympic Games, H2012 [27FE]

Votes: correction, E178• [6FE], E908• [5JN]

Tributes

McArthur, Dan, H31 [8JA]

Pike, Jon, H31 [8JA]