YOUNG, TODD C. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4779 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4188), H2611 [24MR]

Children and youth: prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1776 [14FE]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H6036 [9JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H8033 [17NO]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7529 [15SE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H2746 [27MR]

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), H6352 [16JY]

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 HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 4418), H7979 [13NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve discipline, accountability, and transparency in acquisition program management (see H.R. 4228), H3365 [30AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 3864), H2149 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H5495 [18JN]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4276), H6816 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7893 [18SE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6137 [11JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2199 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5877 [8JY]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H4685 [20MY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H7129 [30JY]

——— 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), H1515 [31JA]

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

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 4551), H7979 [13NO]

FRS: 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), H7456 [11SE]

Giving Tuesday: designate (see H. Res. 761), H8169 [20NO]

Government: improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 5056), H6137 [11JY]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6746 [23JY]

Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7456 [11SE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership in addressing the challenge of global maternal and child malnutrition (see H. Res. 254), H2645 [25MR]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 3865), H1243 [16JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H3448 [6MY]

Medicare: create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 3776), H1243 [16JA]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H1720 [10FE]

——— ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices (see H.R. 3320), H4434 [15MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H5598 [20JN]

——— establish a maximum threshold for episode reimbursement to skilled home health agencies (see H.R. 3245), H5364 [12JN]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see H.R. 5183), H7529 [15SE]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H7456 [11SE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2485 [14MR]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 4857), H7434 [10SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H184 [13JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H4830 [22MY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H5399 [17JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H1660 [5FE]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (see H.R. 5232), H7039 [29JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7979 [13NO]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 401), H7938 [12NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4017 [8MY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 522), H5065 [30MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1881 [21FE]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 5739), H8273 [2DE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H6297 [15JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H7242 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H1481 [28JA]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2149 [4MR]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 4805), H5320 [11JN]

——— exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4775), H5073 [5JN]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1514 [31JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H2362 [12MR]

——— 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), H6656 [22JY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7996 [14NO]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7389 [9SE]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H2435 [13MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 4137), H2147 [4MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1481 [28JA]

SSI: condition benefit eligibility of certain older disabled children on school attendance (see H.R. 4617), H4015 [8MY]

States: test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 4206), H2301 [11MR]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 4748), H7189 [31JY]

Taxation: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 3581), H6036 [9JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2802 [1AP]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H2748 [28MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H2746 [27MR]

——— extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4464), H3196 [10AP]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 4333), H2744 [27MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1777 [14FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H4828 [22MY]

——— make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see H.R. 4619), H4061 [9MY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4718), H4828 [22MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7676 [17SE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 4457), H3195 [10AP]

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 4429), H3057 [8AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H2746 [27MR]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3243 [28AP]

Unemployment: establish commission to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 4171), H2255 [6MR]

World War II: 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), H163 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 4885), H5493 [18JN]

NIH: implement prize competitions with the goal of improving health outcomes and thereby reducing Federal expenditures (see H.R. 5790), H8365 [3DE]

Taxation: modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H5767 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (H.R. 4885), H5494 [18JN]

NIH: implement prize competitions with the goal of improving health outcomes and thereby reducing Federal expenditures (H.R. 5790), H8365 [3DE]

Taxation: modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (H.R. 4960), H5768 [25JN]

Letters

Save American Workers Act: Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H2833 [2AP]

——— Peter J. Cotter and Misty Chally, National Franchise Association, Inc., H2833 [2AP]

——— Peter J. Larkin, National Grocers Association, H2832 [2AP]

——— Scott DeFife, National Restaurant Association, H2829 [2AP]

——— Stephen J. Caldeira, International Franchise Association, H2829 [2AP]

Remarks

Bloomington, IN: anniversary of Bloomington Masonic Lodge, E1609• [18NO]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2933 [4AP]

Congress: results of Capital Soccer Classic, H5611 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4780 [21MY]

——— extend certain legal protections to all closed military installations, H4780 [21MY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7813 [18SE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (H.R. 3830), H3223 [28AP]

——— importance, H3223 [28AP]

Georgetown, IN: tribute to Polly’s Freeze (business), E1192• [17JY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1966 [26FE]

New Albany, IN: tribute to Badger’s Shoe Repair, E1741• [4DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: funding, H4879 [28MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2171 [5MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2575), H2789, H2790, H2791, H2792, H2793 [1AP], H2822, H2823, H2824, H2825, H2828, H2830 [2AP]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1225 [16JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4879 [28MY]

Seymour, IN: tribute to Roberts Tree Farm, E1718• [3DE]

Story Bed & Breakfast, LLP: tribute, E651• [1MY]

Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 4457), H5333 [12JN]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (H.R. 2202), H8654 [4DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H7813 [18SE]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: ratification, H3223 [28AP]

U.S. Medical Soccer Team (organization): tribute, E1324• [1AU]

Tributes

Clark, Neyland, E1169• [16JY]

Jacobs, Andrew, Jr., H81 [9JA]