YOHO, TED S. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5223 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6080, H6082 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H2361 [12MR]

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), H2435 [13MR]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H163 [10JA]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 5555), H7901 [19SE]

Children and youth: prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H3242 [28AP]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H9305 [11DE]

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]

Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post Office Building, Princeton, FL: designate (see H.R. 5030), H5876 [8JY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H3144 [9AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H2696 [26MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 3610), H3242 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 4006), H1773 [11FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H1772 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H3144 [9AP]

——— 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), H5365 [12JN]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see H.R. 4008), H1773 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H1772 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1318), H7938 [12NO]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 5752), H8169 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: call for appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate mismanagement and misconduct (see H. Res. 633), H6217 [14JY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H6036 [9JY]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H6217 [14JY]

——— ensure informing of interment of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5369), H7894 [18SE]

——— 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), H5250 [10JN]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes (see H.R. 4141), H2147 [4MR]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H7619 [16SE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H8669 [4DE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H3199 [10AP]

Disasters: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 2647), H3448 [6MY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6815 [24JY]

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]

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]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H8669 [4DE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2488 [18MR]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 2263), H5249 [10JN]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H8669 [4DE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H4017 [8MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from goods whose sale or distribution may be prohibited subsequent to a violation (see H.R. 1387), H7188 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H4064 [13MY]

Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4030), H1718 [10FE]

FCC: prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H2258 [6MR]

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

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1720 [10FE]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H5559 [19JN]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 4566), H3446 [6MY]

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), H134 [9JA]

Financial institutions: 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), H7939 [12NO]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7939 [12NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6217 [14JY]

Foreign aid: ensure the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to human trafficking and combat human trafficking by requiring greater transparency in recruitment of foreign workers (see H.R. 3344), H3242 [28AP]

——— 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), H5823 [30JN]

Galvez y Madrid, Bernardo de: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 105), H134 [9JA]

Government: restore the 10-year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset (see H.R. 4491), H3941 [7MY]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H6400 [17JY]

Immigration: 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), 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]

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), H225 [14JA]

Iran: provide congressional review of nuclear agreements (see H.R. 4967), H5767 [25JN]

IRS: issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H7979 [13NO]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 4573), H4064 [13MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5024 [29MY]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H4017 [8MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H5364 [12JN]

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]

——— reduce a portion of salaries for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see H.R. 522), H1772 [11FE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay if a Federal budget deficit existed in the most recent fiscal year (see H.R. 3993), H1773 [11FE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H7940 [12NO]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H6400 [17JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4834 [23MY]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see H.R. 4988), H6217 [14JY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3365 [30AP]

National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 4882), H5725 [24JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H1246 [17JA]

National security: improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H5767 [25JN]

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), H3409 [1MY]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4064 [13MY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H2199 [5MR]

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), H2255 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H5399 [17JN]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 4805), H5399 [17JN]

——— 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), H136 [9JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H224 [14JA]

——— 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), H6217 [14JY]

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see H.R. 4286), H2610 [24MR]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see H.R. 4382), H3144 [9AP]

Schools: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of certain food requirements (see H.R. 5597), H7884 [18SE]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5089), H6297 [15JY]

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), H2260 [10MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3941 [7MY]

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]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1620), H7128 [30JY]

——— allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H2002 [26FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H6746 [23JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H3144 [9AP]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H6108 [10JY]

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), H5820 [26JN]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H6400 [17JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2302 [11MR]

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]

——— promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 5647), H7886 [18SE]

——— promote transparency, accountability and reform within the U.N. Human Rights Council (see H.R. 5649), H7886 [18SE]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H4064 [13MY]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H1937 [25FE]

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]

Wildlife: support network of wildlife rehabilitation centers and honor work in protecting native wildlife (see H. Res. 651), H5818 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5091), H6135 [11JY]

Diseases: direct the President to take action to protect against transmission of ebola virus from individuals traveling to the U.S. from abroad (see H.R. 5707), H7979 [13NO]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 5759), H8169 [20NO]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

Law enforcement: provide for State enforcement of border security (see H.R. 5400), H7241 [1AU]

Mexico: prohibit non-security assistance (see H.R. 5017), H5826 [3JY]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid until the repeal of resolutions that provide a salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel due to participation in the struggle against occupation (see H. Res. 542), H2914 [3AP]

——— suspend provision of U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 5668), H7887 [18SE]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 5669), H7887 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (H.R. 5091), H6136 [11JY]

Diseases: direct the President to take action to protect against transmission of ebola virus from individuals traveling to the U.S. from abroad (H.R. 5707), H7979 [13NO]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8170 [20NO]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (H.R. 5670), H7892 [18SE]

Law enforcement: provide for State enforcement of border security (H.R. 5400), H7241 [1AU]

Mexico: prohibit non-security assistance (H.R. 5017), H5826 [3JY]

Palestinian Authority: suspend provision of U.S. foreign assistance (H.R. 5668), H7892 [18SE]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (H.R. 5669), H7892 [18SE]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H4014 [8MY]

Constitution Day: observance, H7663 [17SE]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4520 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: importance of maintaining strong National Guard and Reserves, H1234 [16JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5517 [19JN]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the individual’s country of origin or to any foreign country, H5517 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for program on urban energy planning for smart growth in cities in India and China, H6082 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce any rule that increases electricity prices or reduces electricity reliability, H6080 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement regulations that would mandate Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking or event data recorders in light-duty noncommercial passenger motor vehicles, H5223 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H4698 [21MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4698 [21MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: mental health outreach and suicide prevention programs funding, H7664 [17SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5223 [10JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6080, H6082 [10JY]

EPA: economic impact of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1654, H1655 [5FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of marriage, H1764 [11FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2344 [12MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6265 [15JY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (H. Con. Res. 107), H7077 [30JY]

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 (H. Res. 442), H116 [9JA]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8634 [4DE]

IRS: reform reporting requirements for U.S. citizens living abroad, H6265 [15JY]

National Marriage Week: observance, H1764 [11FE]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid until the repeal of resolutions that provide a salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel due to participation in the struggle against occupation (H. Res. 542), H2906, H2907, H2908 [3AP]

Palestinians: U.S. policy, H2906, H2907 [3AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions, H116 [9JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), H7105 [30JY]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, H2608 [24MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7441 [11SE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (H.R. 1528), H5835 [8JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7411• [10SE]

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), H7320 [9SE]

Tributes

Van Buren, Ed, E623• [29AP]