VEASEY, MARC A. (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Al-Qaeda Leader Abd Al-Baset Azzouz, Accused of Participation in Benghazi Attack, Reportedly Awaiting Trial in US, Alessandria Masi, International Business Times (publication), E1825• [12DE]

Suspected Al-Qaeda Member Held in Jordan as U.S. Investigates Possible Benghazi Link, Adam Goldman and Karen DeYoung, Washington (DC) Post, E1825• [12DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

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), H1687 [6FE]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H2361 [12MR]

——— codify the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program to assist spouses of members in pursuing educational opportunities and career training (see H.R. 4818), H7189 [31JY]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see H.R. 4628), H4058 [9MY]

——— make determination on enlistment of aliens possessing employment authorization document issued under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H. Res. 685), H6814 [24JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see H.R. 3793), H2746 [27MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]

——— support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 463), H1660 [5FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (see H.R. 4303), H2748 [28MR]

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]

Career and Technical Education Act: amend and improve by using workforce data to ensure career and technical education curricula are aligned with employer needs (see H.R. 4425), H3293 [29AP]

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), H2748 [28MR]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 4765), H5065 [30MY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H7188 [31JY]

Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2362 [12MR]

Colleges and universities: require notification of students about whether student housing facilities are equipped with fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 4675), H7189 [31JY]

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), H135 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H1512 [29JA]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

——— collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 455), H1659 [5FE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5063 [30MY]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see H.R. 3921), H1687 [6FE]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H8133 [19NO]

——— establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 5501), H7674 [17SE]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H7939 [12NO]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 3690), H7189 [31JY]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H7129 [30JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H7189 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 5120), H6580 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 3723), H7893 [18SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 628), H1481 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services EB–5 regional center program permanent (see H.R. 4659), H5824 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H7189 [31JY]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H6137 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2854 [2AP]

——— establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H2748 [28MR]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H2803 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 2529), H7189 [31JY]

——— 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), H7189 [31JY]

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), H7893 [18SE]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (see H.R. 4965), H5767 [25JN]

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

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7297 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2028), H7189 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H4685 [20MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H4061 [9MY]

Firearms: prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H2991 [7AP]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

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), H7940 [12NO]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

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), H7894 [18SE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2484), H4017 [8MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 723), H7894 [18SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H7188 [31JY]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 606), H5023 [29MY]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 3914), H1241 [16JA]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4240), H2432 [13MR]

——— permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 1139), H473 [15JA]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 4178), H3365 [30AP]

——— repeal sunset of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program (see H.R. 4460), H4017 [8MY]

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), H6108 [10JY]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4644), H5065 [30MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

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), H2746 [27MR]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3717), H4686 [20MY]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H7129 [30JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2746 [27MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 577), H4016 [8MY]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H4686 [20MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 540), H3409 [1MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1481 [28JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3058 [8AP]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H7188 [31JY]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H1720 [10FE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H1777 [14FE]

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), H7456 [11SE]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 4176), H2256 [6MR]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4159), H2255 [6MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7189 [31JY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H7189 [31JY]

Space policy: promote development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space and increase exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space (see H.R. 5063), H6977 [28JY]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H6137 [11JY]

Sports: 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), H2002 [26FE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3712), H7189 [31JY]

St. Louis, MO: designate as the National Chess Capital (see H. Res. 169), H3144 [9AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 2902), H6137 [11JY]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1738), H2001 [26FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H1431 [27JA]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 1696), H6656 [22JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H7128 [30JY]

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

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7188 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 4026), H5495 [18JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7190 [31JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3546), H163 [10JA] (see H.R. 3824), H1432 [27JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3292 [29AP]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H5495 [18JN]

——— provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 2362), H7893 [18SE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6816 [24JY]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H2064 [27FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 3899), H6107 [10JY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2856), H7619 [16SE]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 1975), H7189 [31JY]

——— 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), H2746 [27MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H2611 [24MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H163 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H3408 [1MY]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H6976 [28JY]

NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 5663), H7886 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (H.R. 5228), H6977 [28JY]

NIST: provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (H.R. 5663), H7892 [18SE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H2812 [2AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H7305 [9SE]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6987 [29JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 2523), H5392 [17JN]

Del Norte Bakery (business): tribute, H2683 [26MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H175 [13JA]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H6670 [23JY]

Fort Worth, TX: express concern for Trimble Tech High School victims of South by Southwest Festival car crash into crowd, H2473 [14MR]

——— tribute to North Side High School marching band, H5258 [11JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7628 [17SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7538 [16SE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 606), H5649 [24JN]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (H.R. 5228), H7057 [30JY]

——— reform, H6041 [10JY]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2664 [26MR]

——— request for emergency funds to address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H6041 [10JY]

Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H8288 [3DE]

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, H6314 [16JY]

LGBT Pride Month: observance, H5392 [17JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H4925 [29MY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), H2373 [13MR]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (H. Res. 573), H3951 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2619 [25MR]

Turkey: tribute to U.S. partnership which led to apprehension of Abd al-Baset Azzouz, E1824• [12DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H30 [8JA], H243 [15JA]

Votes: position on missed, H4• [7JA], E324• [6MR]

Women: improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and encouraging manufacturing jobs, H243 [15JA]

Women’s History Month: observance, H2683 [26MR]

Tributes

Barnes, Maurice E., H5505 [19JN]

Blair, William, Jr., E616• [29AP]

Callejo, Adelfa, H1261 [27JA]

Cottrell, Comer, E1526• [12NO]

Davis, L. Clifford, E1497• [19SE]

Davis, Nehemiah, H1886 [25FE], E223• [21FE]

Garcia, Sam, H5405 [18JN]

Gillespie, T.C., H3063 [9AP]

Hughes, Robert, E1519• [12NO]

Johnson, Raymond C. (R.C.), H3396 [1MY]

Pheifer, Jeri, E1700• [2DE]

Zapata, Louis, H3149 [10AP]