WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1473 [28JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H473 [15JA]

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

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), H6353 [16JY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7618 [16SE]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H7676 [17SE]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 4317), H3144 [9AP]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 4316), H3199 [10AP]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 4318), H3058 [8AP]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 4315), H3058 [8AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1592 [4FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H4434 [15MY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 2662), H2611 [24MR]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 3670), H2803 [1AP]

——— extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see H.R. 5728), H8071 [18NO]

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), H3293 [29AP]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5495 [18JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2065 [27FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H1772 [11FE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2611 [24MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2002 [26FE]

FRS: establish a Small Business Advisory Board for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 4383), H4836 [27MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H5073 [5JN]

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), H1939 [25FE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4831 [22MY]

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]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H7979 [13NO]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2854 [2AP]

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2869), H5877 [8JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H3448 [6MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1592 [4FE]

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

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), H3058 [8AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4061 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

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), H3243 [28AP]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H6217 [14JY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H3198 [10AP]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 5646), H7886 [18SE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H7189 [31JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H1687 [6FE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5073 [5JN]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1780 [18FE]

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

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), H7041 [29JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2914 [3AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2098 [28FE]

——— 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), H3144 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see H.R. 4572), H3446 [6MY]

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), H2484 [14MR]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see H.R. 4273), H2484 [14MR]

Medicare: increase access to ambulance services (see H.R. 5460), H7454 [11SE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6296 [15JY]

Constitutional authority statements

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 4572), H3447 [6MY]

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 (H.R. 4272), H2485 [14MR]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (H.R. 4273), H2485 [14MR]

Medicare: increase access to ambulance services (H.R. 5460), H7455 [11SE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (H.R. 5110), H6296 [15JY]

Remarks

Columbia Gorge Community College: tribute to Columbia Regional Center for Innovation, E577• [10AP]

——— tribute to Fort Dalles Readiness Center, E605• [28AP]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR, H7843 [18SE]

——— adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (H.R. 2640), Senate amendment, H9292 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (H.R. 3366), H4857 [28MY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7686 [18SE]

FCC: extend expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 4572), H6588, H6589, H6591 [22JY]

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

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3675), H2280, H2282, H2283, H2284 [11MR]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H7843 [18SE]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E954• [11JN]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E591• [28AP], E868• [29MY], E1453• [19SE]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E954• [11JN]

Hood River, OR: tribute to Hood River Valley High School boys’ soccer team, E1802• [12DE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land, H7686 [18SE]

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), H7843 [18SE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7686 [18SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H7686 [18SE]

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 (H.R. 5078), consideration (H. Res. 715), H7311 [9SE]

Tributes

Fahey, Mike, E1840• [12DE]

Hogan, Gerald (Jerry), E1842• [12DE]

Howard, John, E1805• [12DE]