BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1992 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5551), H7882 [18SE]

Armed Forces: authorize use of military force against nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya (see H.R. 4599), H3939 [7MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2065 [27FE]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H474 [15JA]

Children and youth: 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]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H4783 [21MY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H1659 [5FE]

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 Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582), H5559 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 5480), H7894 [18SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4476 [19MY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 4199), H2486 [14MR]

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]

EPA: improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 5505), H7674 [17SE]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4808), H5320 [11JN]

——— promote transparent, collaborative, and cost-effective national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see H.R. 5665), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H474 [15JA]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3549), H1512 [29JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 4792), H5064 [30MY]

Federal employees: impose penalties for unathorized disclosure of personal financial information (see H.R. 3764), H474 [15JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (see H.R. 3763), H474 [15JA]

——— impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (see H.R. 3762), H474 [15JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H1772 [11FE]

George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 78), H2991 [7AP]

Immigration: prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7041 [29JY]

Iran: prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H3941 [7MY]

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]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]

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

Medicare: provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (see H.R. 4994), H5817 [26JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H1686 [6FE]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H6297 [15JY]

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

Muslim Brotherhood (organization): designate as terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources (see H.R. 5194), H6814 [24JY]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 4118), H2097 [28FE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 5213), H7894 [18SE]

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), H7189 [31JY]

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), H7529 [15SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 5285), H7125 [30JY]

Social Security: prevent disability fraud (see H.R. 5260), H7125 [30JY]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H5559 [19JN]

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), H2696 [26MR]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H6977 [28JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H1939 [25FE]

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

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

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4900), H6400 [17JY]

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), H3144 [9AP]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H2803 [1AP]

——— 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), H6746 [23JY]

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), H2002 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: issue implementing regulations for drug testing under State unemployment compensation programs (see H.R. 4310), H2695 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (see H.R. 3863), H223 [14JA]

Medicare: improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 5697), H7978 [13NO]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 5487), H7617 [16SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 4438), H3143 [9AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Labor: issue implementing regulations for drug testing under State unemployment compensation programs (H.R. 4310), H2696 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish uniform requirements for thorough economic analysis of regulations by Federal agencies based on sound principles (H.R. 3863), H224 [14JA]

Medicare: improve integrity (H.R. 5780), H8273 [2DE]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (H.R. 5697), H7979 [13NO]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5487), H7618 [16SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H3143 [9AP]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H3086 [9AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3080, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086 [9AP]

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.: anniversary, E292• [4MR]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (H.R. 2591), H9292 [11DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6191 [14JY]

IRS: operations support funding, H6191 [14JY]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1968 [26FE]

Medicare: provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (H.R. 4994), H7605, H7610, H7611 [16SE]

——— reform, H3085 [9AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2462, H2466 [14MR]

OMB: require Federal agencies to identify in any Notice of Rulemaking the achievable objective of the proposed rule and the metrics to be used, H1992, H1993 [26FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1992, H1993 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), H2276 [11MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2462 [14MR]

——— delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 4118), H2169 [5MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), H2278, H2279, H2280 [11MR]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1226• [16JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3083 [9AP]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in child tax credit, H6830 [25JY]

——— improve the child tax credit (H.R. 4935), H6830 [25JY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4718), H6118 [11JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 1814), H2274 [11MR]

——— rates, H3080 [9AP]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H6830 [25JY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 4438), H3982, H3983, H3986 [8MY]

Texas: anniversary of ‘‘Lone Star Flag’’, E104• [17JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1273• [30JY]

Reports filed

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 113–644), H8272 [2DE]

Tributes

Crane, Philip M., E1575• [14NO]

Frenzel, Bill, H8124 [19NO]

Gillette, Guy P., E187• [10FE]

Hopkins, Mike, Sr., E1335• [8SE]

Myers, Christi, E215• [14FE]

Neely, Cecil, E633• [30AP]

Rice, Rod, E103• [17JA]

Trego, Randall, E421• [24MR]

Wirs, Peter J., E477• [1AP]