YODER, KEVIN (a Representative from Kansas)

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1995 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see H.R. 2548), H2611 [24MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2148 [4MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1431 [27JA]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8669 [4DE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2434 [13MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7389 [9SE]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H5187 [9JN]

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), H1687 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit closure or reduced operation of military commissary stores and exchange stores (see H.R. 3996), H1658 [5FE]

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), H9045 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H224 [14JA]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H3242 [28AP]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6746 [23JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H184 [13JA]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7529 [15SE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H1545 [3FE]

Federal aid programs: constitutional amendment to control entitlement spending (see H.J. Res. 126), H7887 [18SE]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H6400 [17JY]

——— 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), H163 [10JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5725 [24JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1659 [5FE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5187 [9JN]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1380), H2361 [12MR]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4638), H4058 [9MY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H163 [10JA]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 640), H5640 [23JN]

House of Representatives: anniversary of rejection of the Lecompton Constitution of the Territory of Kansas for admission of Kansas to the Union as a pro-slavery State (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1515 [31JA]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H9045 [10DE]

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]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1720 [10FE]

Iraq: 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), H7190 [31JY]

——— 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), H1777 [14FE]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H1772 [11FE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1201), H163 [10JA]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 5435), H7530 [15SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1719 [10FE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7190 [31JY]

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H8169 [20NO]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H4017 [8MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H6656 [22JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H2098 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1659 [5FE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H224 [14JA]

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]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H2066 [27FE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H7129 [30JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3409 [1MY]

Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H1659 [5FE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 3987), H1720 [10FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4837), H9305 [11DE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see H.R. 5578), H8133 [19NO]

——— 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), H2434 [13MR]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H2002 [26FE]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H3240 [28AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H2915 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: delay implementation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (see H.R. 4654), H4059 [9MY]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 4655), H4059 [9MY]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: delay implementation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (H.R. 4654), H4060 [9MY]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (H.R. 4655), H4060 [9MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1217 [16JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5771 [26JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H6315 [16JY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H6989 [29JY]

Congress: legislative priorities, H33 [8JA]

Dept. of Education: protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H5195 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H6989 [29JY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4486 [20MY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H1602 [5FE], H1886 [25FE]

——— importance of job creation, H191 [14JA]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), Senate amendments, H5885 [9JY]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, E546• [8AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2812 [2AP]

Overland Park, KS: express condolences for victims of shooting at Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, H3298 [30AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2620 [25MR]

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 (H.R. 1852), H1730 [11FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8877 [9DE]

Sporting Kansas City (soccer team): tribute, E155• [3FE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 647), H8230 [2DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7401 [10SE]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2812 [2AP]

Tributes

Dole, Bob, H2160 [5MR], H6670 [23JY]

Yoder, Edna, H5772 [26JN]