AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see H.R. 5119), H8226 [1DE]

Armed Forces: 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]

BLM: permanently withdraw, reserve, and transfer lands used for military purposes in Alaska, Nevada, and New Mexico to the appropriate military department (see H.R. 4253), H2483 [14MR]

Children and youth: provide for identification and dissemination of best practices for medical professionals and other health care providers relative to neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 4888), H6137 [11JY]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 3478), H3242 [28AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4060 [9MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5495 [18JN]

Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see H.R. 4615), H4061 [9MY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (see H.R. 4771), H6036 [9JY]

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), H2258 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: continue national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess military vehicle is transferred to State or local firefighting agencies (see H.R. 5483), H7617 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H4476 [19MY]

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see H.R. 4290), H5319 [11JN]

——— 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), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H2486 [14MR] (see H.R. 4709), H6746 [23JY]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 2772), H4476 [19MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3198 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (see H.R. 5342), H7182 [31JY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4370), H3058 [8AP]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 1284), H7892 [18SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2362 [12MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 4716), H4828 [22MY]

Education: provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1658), H224 [14JA]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 4317), H2743 [27MR]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 4316), H2743 [27MR]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 4318), H2743 [27MR]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 4315), H2743 [27MR]

EPA: extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see H.R. 4947), H6108 [10JY]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H3409 [1MY]

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), H5820 [26JN]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2260 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H224 [14JA]

——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4934), H5639 [23JN]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1511 [29JA]

FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H4061 [9MY]

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), H2434 [13MR]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H7189 [31JY]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H2362 [12MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H5598 [20JN]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 4272), H5069 [2JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H2362 [12MR]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H2148 [4MR]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H4061 [9MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2302 [11MR]

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 (see H. Res. 442), H1246 [17JA]

Immigration: provide for repatriation of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5079), H6400 [17JY]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 4178), H2256 [6MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H6217 [14JY]

——— 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), H5187 [9JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1812), H6860 [25JY]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H9304 [11DE]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3409 [1MY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3168), H3448 [6MY]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 4780), H5725 [24JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H4830 [22MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3058 [8AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2260 [10MR]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H8273 [2DE]

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), H3199 [10AP]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H4064 [13MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2746 [27MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4329), H3409 [1MY]

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

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3199 [10AP]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H1592 [4FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H4834 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H3409 [1MY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H7128 [30JY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H6107 [10JY]

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

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H7434 [10SE]

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), H3058 [8AP]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5640 [23JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3413 [2MY]

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

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 4740), H7529 [15SE]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H5641 [23JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6656 [22JY]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H2746 [27MR]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H5065 [30MY]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 3576), H3058 [8AP]

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), H6977 [28JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6860 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Endangered Species Act: require periodic review of listings of endangered and threatened species, provide resource management options, and require Federal conservation measures and habitat preservation (see H.R. 4419), H3056 [8AP]

Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (see H.R. 5205), H6859 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Endangered Species Act: require periodic review of listings of endangered and threatened species, provide resource management options, and require Federal conservation measures and habitat preservation (H.R. 4419), H3057 [8AP]

Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (H.R. 5205), H6859 [25JY]

Remarks

Dept. of Energy: establish an integrated facility at the Nevada National Security Site to study advanced radiography capabilities, H5979 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5979 [9JY]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2673 [26MR]

Native Americans: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (H.R. 3716), H6615 [22JY]

Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (H.R. 5205), H7492 [15SE]

——— provide for sale or transfer of certain Federal lands (H.R. 2455), H8190 [1DE]

Sande, Gail: Association of Public Television Stations National Advocacy Award recipient, E285• [28FE]

Tributes

Anderson, Bernie, H166 [13JA]

Cashell, Robert A., Sr., H8284 [3DE]

Goodman, LeRoy, H8038 [18NO]

Teixeira, Marvin, H5501 [19JN]