WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)
Articles and editorials
Get the Border Under Control To Stop Endangering Children, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette (excerpt), H5834 [8JY]
Longtime Midlands Public Servant Dies at 82, Jason Old, WIS–TV (Columbia, SC), E1302• [1AU]
Wrong Signal on Immigration, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier (excerpt), H5649 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H73 [8JA]
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), H1770 [11FE]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2098 [28FE]
——— modify enhanced selective discharge authority to permit certain commissioned officers appointed from enlisted ranks to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank (see H.R. 5832), H9044 [10DE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H163 [10JA]
Children and youth: prohibit funding of any research or treatment in which wards of the State are subjected to greater than minimal risk to their health with no minimal prospect of direct benefit (see H.R. 4989), H6400 [17JY]
Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H1659 [5FE]
Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]
Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H7676 [17SE]
——— 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), H1687 [6FE]
——— 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]
Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H5023 [29MY]
——— 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), H2149 [4MR]
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), H5185 [9JN]
——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [22MY]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3365 [30AP]
Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3144 [9AP]
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), H2695 [26MR]
——— promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]
Education: 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]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5494 [18JN]
EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H5249 [10JN]
——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]
FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7939 [12NO]
FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2099 [28FE]
FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 4432), H6746 [23JY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H73 [8JA]
——— prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H1515 [31JA]
FRS: provide for a notice and comment period before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues guidance (see H.R. 4811), H5824 [30JN]
Government: require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 5064), H6105 [10JY]
Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H8226 [1DE]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H4476 [19MY]
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]
——— 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), H6399 [17JY]
India: recognize importance of 2014 elections (see H. Res. 607), H5820 [26JN]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2746 [27MR]
Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H474 [15JA]
Iraq: recognize the campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq and reaffirm U.S. friendship with such people (see H. Res. 422), H2066 [27FE]
IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1720 [10FE]
Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6816 [24JY]
Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H5820 [26JN]
——— 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), H4685 [20MY]
——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H4476 [19MY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H5187 [9JN]
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), H1431 [27JA]
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), H163 [10JA]
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), H2486 [14MR]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]
Moldova: support sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, call for removal of Russian forces, and resolve conflict in Transnistria territory (see H. Res. 562), H3941 [7MY]
National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H5065 [30MY]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H1659 [5FE]
NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H3241 [28AP]
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]
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), H4476 [19MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H4061 [9MY]
——— 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), H1659 [5FE]
——— 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]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 5814), H9045 [10DE]
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: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H3199 [10AP]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 10), H3292 [29AP]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1432 [27JA]
Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H4830 [22MY]
Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2097 [28FE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7241 [1AU]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H2199 [5MR]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6353 [16JY]
——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4900), H6400 [17JY]
——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2486 [14MR]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5187 [9JN]
U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H2915 [3AP]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H2098 [28FE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H6352 [16JY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1430 [27JA]
Constitutional authority statements
National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (H.R. 3930), H1431 [27JA]
Obituaries
Amos, Paul S.: Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer, E1117• [8JY]
Dent, Betty Francis: Columbia International University (Internet site), E1580• [14NO]
Harman, Harry O., Jr.: Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and the Dispatch-News, E658• [1MY]
Hudson, Bobby E., Jr. (Robin): Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and the Dispatch-News, E1522• [12NO]
Whiteside, Nevin W., Jr. (Neb): Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and the Dispatch-News, E740• [9MY]
Wilson, Earl F., Jr.: Columbia (SC) State, E1302• [1AU]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H166 [13JA], H1690 [10FE], H2568 [24MR], H2858 [3AP], H2964 [7AP], H3201 [28AP], H4482 [20MY], H8001 [17NO], H8173 [1DE]
Poems
‘‘In Honor, If?’’ Albert C. Caswell, E970• [12JN]
Remarks
Aiken, SC: tribute to Aiken County Shrine Club veterans job fair, H2102 [4MR]
Armed Forces: Dept. of Homeland Security warnings issued to U.S. military personnell regarding possible attacks by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) in the U.S., H8289 [3DE]
——— proposed troop reduction, H1886 [25FE], H2157 [5MR]
Budget: allocation of funds, H2811 [2AP]
Carpenter, William (Kyle): Medal of Honor recipient, E970• [12JN]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2933 [4AP]
Columbia, SC: tribute to Manigault-Hurley Funeral Home, E492• [2AP]
Congress: legislative priorities, H32 [8JA]
Credit unions: tribute to achieving nationwide milestone membership, E1498• [19SE]
Day, Jonathan and Muffy: tribute to birth of child, E38• [9JA]
DePass, Emily and William B., III: tribute to birth of child, E390• [14MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8623 [4DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4545 [20MY]
——— importance of maintaining strong National Guard and Reserves, H1236 [16JA]
Dept. of Energy: Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H6025 [9JY]
——— promote and support the Savannah River Site clean nuclear energy objectives, H1254 [27JA]
——— proposal to close the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, H3201• [28AP]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H6756 [24JY]
Economy: importance of job creation, H240 [15JA], H6140 [14JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6025 [9JY]
Fleet Reserve Association: anniversary, E1604• [17NO]
Gibson, Sloan D.: visit of Acting Sec. of Veterans Affairs to several VA hospitals, H6109 [11JY]
Graniteville, SC: tribute to Sage Valley Golf Club Junior Invitational participants, E639• [30AP]
Gruber, Jonathan: characterization of remarks relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H8002 [17NO]
Iran: interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H8078 [19NO]
IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H6756 [24JY]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H2068 [28FE]
——— reform, H6225 [15JY]
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, H7132 [31JY]
Journal: question of approval, H239 [15JA], H1598 [5FE], H1690 [10FE], H2655 [26MR], H5027 [30MY], H7131 [31JY], H8942 [10DE], H9048 [11DE]
Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3950 [8MY]
Lexington, SC: tribute to Red Bank Elementary School Business Mentor Program, E313• [5MR]
Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H3417 [6MY]
National Day of Prayer: observance, E654• [1MY]
Natonski, Pepper Pennington and David: tribute to birth of child, E1803• [12DE]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (H.R. 4320), H2999 [8AP]
——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (H.R. 4321), H2999 [8AP]
Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H1601 [5FE]
——— 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 (H. Res. 644), H7334• [9SE]
——— evaluation of administration, H1440 [28JA], H7905 [12NO]
——— evaluation of economic policies, H166 [13JA], H7397 [10SE]
——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H7248 [8SE]
——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H5371 [17JN]
——— evaluation relative to strategy to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7538 [16SE]
——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H8173 [1DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), Senate amendment, H8623 [4DE]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H189 [14JA], H2288 [11MR], H2568 [24MR], H2657 [26MR], H2788 [1AP], H2964 [7AP], H5601 [23JN], H6989 [29JY]
——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1529 [3FE], H2933 [4AP], H4483 [20MY]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2829 [2AP], H2858 [3AP]
——— 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 (H.R. 3811), H85 [9JA]
——— repeal, H2657 [26MR]
Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog, H5028 [30MY]
South Carolina: 2d Congressional District recognized as a ‘‘Purple Heart District’’, E731• [9MY]
Unemployment: rates, H1690 [10FE]
Valsecchi, Zachary: South Carolina 2d Congressional District Elementary School Challenge winner, H4842 [28MY]
Votes: position on missed, E646• [30AP], E961• [11JN], E1259• [29JY], E1418• [16SE]
Williams, Nigeria: German American Chamber of Commerce Trainee of the Year award recipient, E1819• [12DE]
Statements
Tribute to James E. Chaffin III, E634• [30AP]
Tributes
Amos, Paul S., E1117• [8JY]
Brown, Earl F., Jr., H6756 [24JY]
Chaffin, James E., III, E634• [30AP]
Chapla, John, H6 [7JA]
Colley, Beverly, H3064 [9AP]
Delleney, Caroline, H9048 [11DE]
Dent, Betty Francis, E1580• [14NO]
Gambrell, Berry L., E957• [11JN]
Hall, William C. (Pete), E647• [30AP]
Harman, Harry O., Jr., E658• [1MY]
Hobbs, Lora, E204• [11FE]
Hudson, Bobby E., Jr. (Robin), E1522• [12NO]
Karami, Karon, H8943 [10DE]
Murphy, Melissa Chandler, H8368 [4DE]
Scheffler, Scottie, E639• [30AP]
Towns, Paul, E1006• [17JN]