WILLIAMS, ROGER (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 123), H7296 [8SE]
——— provide that members performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the ebola outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits as if serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 5804), H8867 [8DE]
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), H4017 [8MY]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H163 [10JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2149 [4MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]
Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2303 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H5826 [3JY]
Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]
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]
EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5365 [12JN]
——— 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]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H1659 [5FE]
FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H8072 [18NO]
FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2002 [26FE]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H163 [10JA]
——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5877 [8JY]
Federal-State relations: 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), H474 [15JA]
Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H6977 [28JY]
Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H6746 [23JY]
Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see H.R. 1108), H2065 [27FE]
Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection (see H. Res. 621), H5400 [17JN]
FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6217 [14JY]
——— 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), H7295 [8SE]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3940 [7MY]
George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]
GSA: improve functioning and management of the Public Buildings Service (see H.R. 2612), H1515 [31JA]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H1659 [5FE]
Immigration: end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, keep apprehended illegal immigrants in the border region and expedite their processing, and deploy National Guard to help secure the border (see H. Res. 692), H7042 [29JY]
——— 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. 5143), H6816 [24JY]
——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H6860 [25JY]
——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8669 [4DE]
——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H6107 [10JY]
——— 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]
——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6816 [24JY]
IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3941 [7MY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H3293 [29AP]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H3448 [6MY]
Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H7529 [15SE]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H5495 [18JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H7529 [15SE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H2854 [2AP]
National security: improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H6036 [9JY]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3198 [10AP]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H2645 [25MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H4061 [9MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1545 [3FE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H163 [10JA]
——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H1592 [4FE]
Power resources: contribute to national security and achieve domestic energy independence by producing more energy from all sources (see H.R. 3895), H1240 [16JA]
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), H1938 [25FE]
Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H1720 [10FE]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 5449), H7677 [17SE]
Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H73 [8JA]
Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H5559 [19JN]
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), H5186 [9JN]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6860 [25JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H135 [9JA]
——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H1243 [16JA]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5559 [19JN]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8669 [4DE]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H1719 [10FE]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H5249 [10JN]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Copperas Cove, TX: authorize land exchange with Fort Hood, TX, to support efforts to improve arterial transportation routes and promote economic development (see H.R. 4297), H2644 [25MR]
Credit: exempt small mortgage originators from certain licensing requirements and debt-to-income requirements for qualified mortgages (see H.R. 5667), H7887 [18SE]
Taxation: impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see H.R. 5474), H7528 [15SE]
Water: explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile, pathogenic-free water (see H. Res. 549), H3057 [8AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Copperas Cove, TX: authorize land exchange with Fort Hood, TX, to support efforts to improve arterial transportation routes and promote economic development (H.R. 4297), H2645 [25MR]
Credit: exempt small mortgage originators from certain licensing requirements and debt-to-income requirements for qualified mortgages (H.R. 5667), H7892 [18SE]
Taxation: impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (H.R. 5474), H7529 [15SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3455 [7MY], H6039 [10JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7574 [16SE]
Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. and clarify eligibility of such members for combat-related special compensation, H4689 [21MY], H8280 [3DE]
——— moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H2890 [3AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3176 [10AP]
Cooper, Kenneth H.: National Football Foundation Leadership Hall of Fame inductee, E1694• [2DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4689 [21MY], H8280 [3DE]
Dept. of Justice: condemn Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5192 [10JN]
Immigration: misconception by illegal immigrants that unaccompanied children and women traveling with minors will not be deported, H5505 [19JN]
——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H5505 [19JN]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute, H6039 [10JY]
Medicare: establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (H.R. 3168), H27 [8JA]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: decision to end agreement with Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), H3455 [7MY]
Nuclear energy: promote advancement, H2158 [5MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H6750 [24JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2371 [13MR]
Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (H.R. 3060), H2571 [24MR]
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), H7574 [16SE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H7401 [10SE]
——— rates, H2012 [27FE]
University of Texas at Dallas: tribute to Brain Performance Institute, H8075 [19NO]
Votes: position on missed, E779• [20MY], E1174• [16JY]
Statements
Tribute to Kent Hance: by, H3131 [9AP]
Tributes
Hall, Representative, H8906 [9DE]
Hance, Kent, E553• [9AP]