WALBERG, TIM (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4749, H4751 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5523, H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6693 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5090, H5187 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6084 [10JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6272 [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4981, H5024 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 650), H6137 [11JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 123), H7389 [9SE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H225 [14JA]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 4143), H6036 [9JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6656 [22JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H6400 [17JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2803 [1AP]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H6217 [14JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H7455 [11SE]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to individuals being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law (see H.R. 5502), H7674 [17SE]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 5861), H9302 [11DE]

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

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), H6400 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H6036 [9JY]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see H.R. 4366), H3293 [29AP]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 4579), H3446 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H1720 [10FE]

——— 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), H136 [9JA]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H3144 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H3409 [1MY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H2435 [13MR]

——— 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]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 5484), H7996 [14NO]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2962 [4AP]

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 4959), H5767 [25JN]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H3198 [10AP]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H5186 [9JN]

——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H3144 [9AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H3242 [28AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7297 [8SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H73 [8JA]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 1423), H1592 [4FE]

Federal employees: impose penalties for unathorized disclosure of personal financial information (see H.R. 3764), H225 [14JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (see H.R. 3763), H225 [14JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (see H.R. 3762), H225 [14JA]

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), H2803 [1AP]

Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories and establish mutual national banks (see H.R. 4252), H6297 [15JY]

Ford, Gerald R.: anniversary of Presidency (see H. Res. 638), H5640 [23JN]

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), H7996 [14NO]

FTC: revise regulations relative to definitions for funeral industry practices (see H.R. 4213), H2360 [12MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H5249 [10JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H5249 [10JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H3448 [6MY]

Housing: revise definition of ‘‘manufactured home’’ to clarify exclusion of certain recreational vehicles (see H.R. 5658), H8273 [2DE]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 5135), H6397 [17JY]

Immigration: prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8366 [3DE]

——— 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), H6398 [17JY]

Iran: prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H3941 [7MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 5747), H8226 [1DE]

——— 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), H1593 [4FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H1938 [25FE]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3293 [29AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H1938 [25FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7529 [15SE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6746 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H7455 [11SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H225 [14JA]

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

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1881 [21FE]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2696 [26MR]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H6656 [22JY]

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]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4775), H5063 [30MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1687 [6FE]

——— limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5321), H7242 [1AU]

——— maintain preexisting condition coverage and guaranteed availability of health insurance if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5328), H7242 [1AU]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), 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), H5364 [12JN]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 5814), H9045 [10DE]

Power resources: require approval for construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export of such resources (see H.R. 3301), H5249 [10JN]

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), H7894 [18SE]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7297 [8SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H2962 [4AP]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3409 [1MY]

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), H6656 [22JY]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 4047), H5249 [10JN]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5365 [12JN]

Taxation: extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H5598 [20JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H6217 [14JY]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H4061 [9MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7242 [1AU]

Terrorism: designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 5408), H7894 [18SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 4703), H5399 [17JN]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7242 [1AU]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1530), H72 [8JA]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7996 [14NO]

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), H7129 [30JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2696 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [22MY]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 5422), H7387 [9SE]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 5423), H7387 [9SE]

Federal employees: enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 5169), H6744 [23JY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H6976 [28JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (H.R. 4720), H4829 [22MY]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (H.R. 5422), H7388 [9SE]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (H.R. 5423), H7388 [9SE]

Federal employees: enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 5169), H6745 [23JY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (H.R. 5212), H6976 [28JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H457 [15JA]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2934 [4AP]

Children and youth: improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 5111), H6709, H6711 [23JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H30 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4752 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5523, H5524 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H5523, H5524 [19JN]

——— provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life, H4752 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: allow participating eligible entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to expand an approved project beyond the student maximum, H6693 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6693 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative green technologies, H6084 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H5254 [11JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to engage in activities with States to consider proposals relative to reduction of motorcycle fatalities, H5090 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (H.R. 4720), H4924 [29MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5090 [9JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H30 [8JA]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H30 [8JA]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5965 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6084 [10JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H5254 [11JN]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H30 [8JA]

FBI: prohibit Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit funding except for Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Most Wanted Terrorists, and missing children programs, H4981, H4982, H5005 [29MY]

Federal employees: enhance accountability within the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 5169), H7592, H7593 [16SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6272 [15JY]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H2011 [27FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H2011 [27FE]

IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H6756 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies, H4957 [29MY]

——— reform civil asset forfeiture policies (H.R. 5212), H7392 [10SE]

Lenawee County, MI: anniversary of Lenawee County Fair, E924• [9JN]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (H.R. 3896), H6995, H6996, H6997 [29JY]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (H.R. 3534), H6155 [14JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2011 [27FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2828 [2AP]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H2011 [27FE]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5254 [11JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3368 [1MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4957, H4981, H4982, H5005 [29MY]

Votes: correction, E268• [27FE]

——— position on missed, H42• [8JA], H5056• [30MY]

Tributes

Crabtree, Jack, H7532 [16SE]