BENISHEK, DAN (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5452 [18JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5391), H8171 [20NO]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H474 [15JA]

Business and industry: exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain Social Security benefit transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 5539), H9305 [11DE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 461), H1241 [16JA]

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), H3242 [28AP]

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), H8366 [3DE]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4476 [19MY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see H.R. 4001), H1773 [11FE] (see H.R. 5861), H9302 [11DE]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4831 [22MY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 3211), H2066 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: delay closure of certain Senior ROTC programs (see H.R. 4928), H5597 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H6860 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: designate a Health Professional Shortage Area for maternity care (see H.R. 4385), H5598 [20JN]

——— expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see H.R. 3548), H2803 [1AP]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H4910 [28MY]

——— 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), H5065 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior: place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1225), H6217 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 4374), H3409 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see H.R. 5254), H7039 [29JY]

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), H6105 [10JY]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H4830 [22MY]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H1773 [11FE]

——— 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), H5725 [24JN]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 5764), H8868 [8DE]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6816 [24JY]

——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2991 [7AP]

——— set reasonable limits on stringency and timing of proposed regulations for new residential wood heaters, forced-air furnaces, and residential masonry heaters (see H.R. 4407), H3243 [28AP]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7979 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3199 [10AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7297 [8SE]

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

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 5126), H6351 [16JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H3198 [10AP]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H1777 [14FE]

Ford, Gerald R.: anniversary of Presidency (see H. Res. 638), H5640 [23JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H5826 [3JY]

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), H7980 [13NO]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 4077), H1937 [25FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H1243 [16JA]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H10318 [12DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H1243 [16JA]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H6297 [15JY]

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), H1481 [28JA]

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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H5364 [12JN]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 4590), H5877 [8JY]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4830 [22MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H4910 [28MY]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4781), H6217 [14JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 3991), H2803 [1AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2099 [28FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H4834 [23MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5481), H10318 [12DE]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay if a Federal budget deficit existed in the most recent fiscal year (see H.R. 3993), H1658 [5FE]

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), H184 [13JA]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H7893 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H7388 [9SE]

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), H3242 [28AP]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 583), H4064 [13MY]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H5368 [13JN]

——— submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H4834 [23MY]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5713), H7995 [14NO]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 4736), H6137 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H2803 [1AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3979), H1687 [6FE]

——— extend health plan coverage to dependent children in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5384), H7242 [1AU]

——— maintain preexisting condition coverage and guaranteed availability of health insurance if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5328), H7242 [1AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H1243 [16JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7996 [14NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H3242 [28AP]

Poland: anniversary of Warsaw Uprising (see H. Res. 690), H6859 [25JY]

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 (see H.R. 1852), H3242 [28AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7456 [11SE]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H6746 [23JY]

Taxation: modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H8669 [4DE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H1545 [3FE]

——— reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 1806), H2098 [28FE]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3673), H1720 [10FE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H6217 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 5484), H7617 [16SE]

FERC: review decisions of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., affecting cost allocation under system support resources agreements (see H.R. 5722), H8033 [17NO]

National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5066), H6106 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5321), H7181 [31JY]

Star-Spangled Banner: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1937 [25FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (H.R. 5484), H7618 [16SE]

FERC: review decisions of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., affecting cost allocation under system support resources agreements (H.R. 5722), H8033 [17NO]

National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5066), H6107 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (H.R. 5321), H7186 [31JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H460 [15JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H460 [15JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1495 [29JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5304 [11JN]

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, H7081 [30JY]

——— 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), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 628), H5408 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending, H5304 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5452 [18JN]

——— delay closure of certain Senior ROTC programs, H5547 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4870), H5452 [18JN], H5547 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes, H5132 [9JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 4810), H5199 [10JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5408 [18JN], H7081 [30JY]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (H.R. 2072), H3341 [30AP], H5130, H5131, H5134 [9JN]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H5132 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H3341 [30AP]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H4696 [21MY]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with building and fire codes, H5132 [9JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3341 [30AP]

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 (H.R. 5059), H8902 [9DE]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (H.R. 2223), H6155 [14JY]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7013 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5990 [9JY]

Gaylord, MI: anniversary of Alpenfest, E1157• [15JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H5990 [9JY]

Jacobi, Michael: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E994• [17JN]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (H.R. 4360), H5384, H5385 [17JN]

Michigan: anniversary of Veterans Snowmobile Ride, E320• [6MR]

——— inclusion of the word ‘‘yooper’’ in ‘‘Merriam-Webster Dictionary’’ as a nickname for a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula, E465• [27MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (S. 23), H2126 [4MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1567 [4FE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities, H1567 [4FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H460 [15JA]

Swope, Matthew: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E994• [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2609 [24MR]

Tributes

Flaminio, Donald (Flip), E439• [26MR]

Haske, Keith, E1184• [17JY]

Parks, Steve, E465• [27MR]